Nothing to do with gardening: Hawaiian Shirts

But something floral nonetheless... The man who brought the world Hawaiian shirts has passed on. From the LA Times, his life in review. 

Nothing to do with gardening: Obama in front of No. 10 Downing Street

I first spotted this image plastered on a platform at London's Paddington station. It turns out that the ad (?) is all over London's Underground. The above is from today's Metro. No tagline. No product being advertised. Just a tantalizing image of Obama in front of No. 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British Prime Minister. 

Nothing to do with gardening: Growing askew in the Ivy League

Nothing to do with gardening but this article on the disadvantages of an elite education by William Deresiewicz in The American Scholar is about nurturing (or lack thereof) of minds in Ivies. Shatteringly enlightening. 

Nothing to do with gardening