January 2012
21 posts
“Gold loves bad news. When the economy slumps, lots of people suddenly wake up to...”
– Changing to the Gold Standard and the Gold Rush in Klondike: Big Issues: GQ
“There is not a single new manned combat aircraft under research and development...”
– The Future of War (From Jan., 1993 to the Present) | John Battelle’s Search Blog
“And coming up just behind them are those who, presented with a hamburger, reach...”
– Noisy eaters are my idea of hell | Life and style | The Observer
“We read books of narrative history and biography and get the impression that...”
– “Apocalypse Soon” by Daniel Baird | The Walrus | January 2012
“Today one often hears that politics is a dirty business, incompatible with...”
– Is the World Really Safer Without the Soviet Union? | The Nation
“In The Night Garden – beautiful and subversive. I get a great sense of...”
– Menk, by John Doran - No Way to Control It, It’s Totally Automatic | VICE
“There is a hole in my heart dug deep by advertising and envy and a desire to see...”
– Fever Dream of a Guilt-Ridden Gadget Reporter
“A few months later, I read an interview with the perennially cutting-edge...”
– The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com
“Since 9/11, Islamic terrorists have killed just 17 people on American soil, all...”
– Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer? | Culture | Vanity Fair
