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“White Savior Barbie”, a $25 portable standing desk, and other links I liked
The story on White Savior Barbie, Ken Opalo’s advice of volunteering, and my own posts on development tourism A Kickstarter for an ultra-affordable standing desk
The story on White Savior Barbie, Ken Opalo’s advice of volunteering, and my own posts on development tourism A Kickstarter for an ultra-affordable standing desk
Wellness experts say curling up in a ball on the floor is the healthiest way to deal with the non-stop agony of the workday. From
My standing desk review was one of my most popular posts of 2013. I’ve been a standing evangelist since then. If I spend 15 minutes sitting down
My standing desk review was one of my most popular posts of 2013 so far. I love mine more and more every day. However much
I’ve added updates to the bottom of Monday’s post, including some additional resources, answers to reader questions, some of the best reader advice, and my
Updated Sept 19, 2013. I suffered two years of upper back pain, brought on primarily by (a) stress, (b) carrying a child, and (c) sitting
Every year about this time, I escape from either work or family obligations to thank everyone for reading, and of course navel gaze a little, reporting back
Norway’s oil fund owns 1.3% of every public company in the world Aravindan Thirunavukarasu urinated on a wall and then made a font out it IKEA
For those who want to take the standing desk to the next level Amazon’s (incomplete) case against Hachette (Anyone seen the other perspectives?) “What in the
The scales have fallen from Emily Oster’s eyes. She is a standing desk convert. When I am not evangelizing about cash transfer programs, I am pushing
The big news of the year: The blog survived baby number two. This was not foreordained. I came close to quitting, because at some point
1. Elton John singing Crocodile Rock on The Muppets (1972) and William Shatner performing a spoken word Rocketman 2. An excerpt from Deer Man,
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A send up from the New Yorker Indeed, sitting has been called the new smoking. The only difference is that smoking looks cool and is a
That is the title of Jan Banning’s outstanding photo series, of bureaucrats around the world at their desks. Hat tip to Salo C.