flawed but authentic

In my yearly search for electronic advent calendars, I’ve discovered a pretty amazing project.
Electric December features 24 short films made by young people (ages 14-21) in the United Kingdom. The films are not necessarily holiday related, but they are pretty amazing. (I’ve only seen the first four, because I like to play by the rules. [...]

Their house is a gaudy yellow and green cottage, set on a high corner amid vacant lots and neglected buildings, a bright dory hauled up on a landwash of rubble and ruin.
Being in it is tonic for me. It reminds me of Newfoundland: clapboarded houses tarted up with leftover boat paint, color combinations [...]

Here is an exercise that can help you be happier.
When you speak, notice how much of what you say is an attack. You might be attacking someone, something, or yourself.
Many questions are attacks. Especially those question/statements that begin “I thought you…” like “I thought you said you were going to try to be on time?”
So [...]