Because we want you to be happy, and because art can do that: the #art and science of #happiness: brainpickings.org/index.php/2011…

"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, / Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun" Keats, "To Autumn" #poetry from Calvin Payne

OK, we have arrived. Walt Whitman is now a follower. Thank you Walt Whitman

Pittsburgh small arts organizations gathered to review a compelling report titled #UnsungMajority Follow the hashtag for more...

Back online with TMD, and found that Twitter is still alive and well. Time to get back in the flow here...

Massachusetts Becomes First U.S. State To Fund El Sistema-Style Music Education - WBUR (Boston) buff.ly/1AeFZqd

Three brilliant ideas for giving aging urban streetscapes a modern facelift wapo.st/1w1TMmb

What’s Your Pick for Best Picture? nyti.ms/1rXjRvq

"Gangnam Style" has been viewed so many times that it actually broke YouTube's view counter wapo.st/1zk3BJi

Of all the music to have the most prolific distribution, "Gangnam Style" seems an odd choice.

A documentary on our short list: trashedfilm.com #zerowaste #trash #documentary #film

Poetry Foundation & POETRY magazine Staff Picks: our favorite poetry books of 2014! poet.ly/G4IiB

Starting a New Year's resolution early: More Twitter! Getting back into the swing of things here at TMD, after a quiet period.

Get out and buy some #poetry for your end-of-year holiday of choice. Check out Poetry Foundation for their staff picks ( link in our last tweet).

This is the magical process behind making a ballet tutu huff.to/16GSv8O

50 Favorite Albums Of 2014: Brownout, 'Presents Brown Sabbath' n.pr/1zJceQ5

Top Posts From AJBlogs 12.22.14 - AJBlogs buff.ly/1rehvNJ

Another huge step for mankind. Another huge #YearInSearch. @philae2014 was out of this world. goo.gl/dVbbZa (via @google)

Break one, thousand will rise #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie #raiseyourpencilforfreedom

Banksy shares simple but beautiful tribute to Charlie Hebdo cartoonists huff.to/1KnGqVv