Though his name may not be familiar to you, George Renninger is a man whom we, as a society, owe a lot to. He invented candy corn. That’s right: CANDY CORN! … [Read more...]
First Aid Kit for Musical Healing
October 30, 2008 By
Everyone should always have a first aid kit around. Wait, no -- we don’t mean that kind of first aid kit (although one never knows when a tourniquet could come in handy). We mean First Aid Kit, the musical duo of teen sisters, Klara (left) and Johanna (right) Soderberg from Sweden. … [Read more...]
Cool girl: Arielle Wisotsky of Help Darfur Now
October 29, 2008 By
Think high school field trips don’t change lives? Think again. Back in 2005, Arielle Wisotsky visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC. with her high school class. There she learned of the genocide going on in Darfur for the first time. It deeply affected her and realized she couldn’t just stand there letting another tragedy happen (her grandmother is a Holocaust survivor). So, Arielle decided to take action. Educating herself on Darfur, she then started to educate others by forming … [Read more...]
