August 2009
80 posts
“Terkel introduced Barack Obama to the crowd as an intellectual, wondering aloud...”
– Studs Terkel — The Economist’s Obituary
“Rationality, he concluded, will not save us. Perhaps what would were the little...”
– Robert McNamara | The Economist’s Obituary
Why I Write - The Rumpus.net →
The 3 key parts of news stories you usually don’t... →
“The 30 risotto cakes that I purchased were scrumptious. But today they are...”
– via The Daily Beast
Mysterious Tubular Clouds Defy Explanation →
“He suggests rather than cleaning the river, the city should build a much cheaper...”
– The Ottawa Citizen’s Bulldog
Game Theory and the Bailout | TPM →
Smoking in Iraq: Butt out, please →
“My cousin was recently murdered by terrorists, my neighbour was tortured by the police, my electricity is cut for most of the day, the same is true in most hospitals in the city. And they are worried about smoking?”
“It’s only socialism when it’s someone else who might benefit.”
– grouse
/Message: The Costs Of Being A Creative →
Watch60 000 frames of
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Why Time and Newsweek Will Never Be The Economist:... →
Altruism in economics →
“I thought I’d better head out and see what the nabe was up to,” she said,...”
– Andrea Mohin
New York Times photogs were all over the place capturing the city during the 2003 blackout. [click for the photos, This is the city.]
also:
readers of the The Morning News remember their experience
and Kottke’s post the next day
