Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
what an ideal holiday destination… Older Chinese visitors find striking comparisons with their own country, 30 or more years ago. The public worship of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Il, and of his late father, Kim Il Sung, is similar to the cult of Mao. The state ideology of juche (self-reliance) has much in common with Mao’s isolationism. Chinese tourists … Read More
obituary and slideshow.
could someone tell me when it was that britney spears became classified as jazz music??
a somewhat surprising profile of the president of the world bank by the new yorker.
Arthur Schlesinger junior knew that he was frozen in the past. His thought had stopped, he admitted in old age, half a century before–around 1946, the year when, at 29, he had won a Pulitzer for his book on Andrew Jackson and had been made a professor of history at Harvard. He had no particular need to revise his thinking … Read More
a sarah mclachlan video.
Nash equilibrium: Named after U.S. mathematician John Nash (1928-). In game theory, a concept where each player’s best strategy is to maintain her present (non-cooperative) behaviour given the present behaviour of the other players. oh what a beautiful mind. creative destruction: Coined by economist Joseph Schumpeter (1883-1950). The elimination of one product by a superior product, the process of competition … Read More
Plastic smiles melt Logic with pens and zeroes Do you like our firm? Palms are sore from shaking Hands of smiling strangers Too much jerking off Lovely offices With nice view and carpeting Why is she crying? Tie matches the socks By design. Wish this place matched With me as nicely The anxiety Rises with every word Give me an … Read More