December 2011
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“A smugly enamored couple sit in a restaurant, their hands clasped as they fret...”
– ‘Stumptown Girl’, in The New Yorker (Portlandia: “Of the hipsters, by the hipsters, for the hipsters”)
Dec 30th
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“Röthig goes on to describe what appeared to be a scrupulous and complicated...”
– “It’s The Economy, Dummkopf!” by Michael Lewis in Vanity Fair
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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“It is frustrating to provide food aid to a corrupt, inefficient, militarily...”
– “North Korea’s Hunger”, The New Yorker
Dec 21st
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“Musan’s proximity to the Chinese border made it easier for her family to obtain...”
– From this brilliant, heartbreaking 2010 New Yorker article on life in North Korea
Dec 20th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 11th
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Dec 4th
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Dec 4th
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“You know, one of the things that really hurt Apple was after I left John Sculley...”
– Steve Jobs: The parable of the stones - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech (via ninakix)
Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
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“Under the rule of Julia Gillard (from the Left), the Left has felt left out, a...”
– Once again, Annabel Crabb makes Australian politics not only interesting but also funny: “Today’s ALP: left and right make for queer bedfellows” Those of you who are familiar with Australian politics will understand what an extraordinary feat this is.
Dec 1st
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