Wow, a really interesting (and telling) look at where our attention went this year.

Watching this makes me remember how many important conversations were put in motion in 2013 — about the NSA spying, the Trayvon Martin case, the government shutdown, cultural misappropriation, Syria — and my hope for 2014 is that as we move forward, so do they. (But it’s cool with me if twerking and #blurredlines stay…

Watching this makes me remember how many important conversations were put in motion in 2013 — about the NSA spying, the Trayvon Martin case, the government shutdown, cultural misappropriation, Syria — and my hope for 2014 is that as we move forward, so do they.

(But it’s cool with me if twerking and #blurredlines stay in 2013, am I right?)


Pop Culture

A guy revealed the 12 simple things that make men happy and it’s 100% accurate

Family

This obituary of a ‘very sick man’ and is so funny you’ll wish you knew the guy

Skills

7 tips to keep your house smelling good without air fresheners

Kids

Security camera footage captures a 3-year-old boy rescuing his friend from drowning