The Harms Boones

Category: Blog

  • Linden Honey Baguette

    Linden Honey Baguette

    A post inspired by our friends at Just a Rough Draft, we turn this week to a recipe made from scratch.

  • Tales of a Gimnazium Lektor: Part One

    A brief reflection on the workaday experience of a foreign teacher working in a Hungarian high school.

  • A Quick (Belated) Podcast

    A Quick (Belated) Podcast

    A podcast documenting our first two months in Hungary. From school, to a celebration, and a memorial.

  • Perspectives on the News: Juan Williams

    Much has been made of Juan William’s recent firing from NPR, but was it the right thing to do? Did NPR censor Williams? No, NPR’s decision was made with respect to their own code of ethics, and in keeping with their standards for journalistic excellence.

  • Weak Ties Build Movements

    Malcolm Gladwell’s most recent article for the New Yorker, “Small Change,” immediately triggered backlash from critics disagreeing to varying degrees with his case against social media. Gladwell is many things: a best-selling author, one of my favorite contributors to the New Yorker, and a big thinker uniquely capable of getting to the point quickly and…