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Summer To Do List: Tank The Economy | Esquire
As I have noted again and again, op/eds and reporting at Esquire are so far beyond the majority of what is found at major networks and a good portion of newspapers. What are you doing for the rest of the summer?… Continue reading
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Spectacular landscapes in HQ | memolition
Earth is a spectacularly beautiful, diverse place: filled to the brim with millions of species of plants and animals, mindblowing features that seem to defy the laws of nature and a numerous number of unique locations. Unfortunately, only a small… Continue reading
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The Hole in Our Collective Memory: How Copyright Made Mid-Century Books Vanish – Rebecca J. Rosen – The Atlantic
…Last year I wrote about some very interesting research being done by Paul J. Heald at the University of Illinois, based on software that crawled Amazon for a random selection of books. At the time, his results were only preliminary,… Continue reading
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Libertarian Populism Isn’t Populist | Business Insider
…a slash-the-federal-entitlement-state view also just isn’t populist. Federal entitlements protect the masses against problems like unemployment, retirement insecurity, and poverty. Seeking to dismantle them is the opposite of defending mass interests against elites. You can frame your desire to shrink… Continue reading
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The trouble with Zuckism | PandoDaily
Good engagement on the disconnect between how many people complain about Facebook despite its growing profitability. How do we square Facebook’s data with the complaints we hear about the company — complaints that go far beyond the usual ones about… Continue reading
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Wordless Wednesday : Summer Living at Deep Creek Lake
Originally posted on I See Beauty All Around, by Rob Paine: Last boat ride of the day on the lake by Rob Paine Continue reading
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Are Movie Theaters Fading? Ctd
Originally posted on The Dish: Hollywood screenwriter and director Paul Schrader revives a Dish thread: Films were never communal just because people wanted a communal experience‒it just happened to be the economic model that made the most sense. You could sell a… Continue reading
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Daodejing 8
#8* The highest good is like water: Water is good at benefitting the 10,000 things yet never contends. Dwell in the place that the majority dislikes; thus, be close To Dào . Be good at dwelling in place; Be good at… Continue reading
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St. James Infirmary | James Booker
Don’t worry about watching the video. Just listen to the brilliance of James Booker. Shut your eyes, open your ears, and enjoy! Related articles Musical Genius Getting His Due (hispanicbusiness.com) Outfest 2013: Documentary Overview (whatnottodoc.com) Song of the Day: St. James… Continue reading
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