Tag Archives: economist

Science of Music vs. Martin Amis

Posted on February 9, 2010 by

During a moment spent not freaking out about Facebook removing my civil e-liberties, or analyzing the weird dreams I had last night about ordering an Americano coffee in NYC, I read a compelling book review in the Economist. The last … Continue reading →

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Bring Back the Victory Garden

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

Why did this stop? North Americans in the 1950′s got so obsessed with consumerism and plenty vs. constant rations and shortages, that they forgot about the earth…which I guess after a world war is forgivable. But taking is always easier … Continue reading →

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Weekend Blogging

Posted on November 15, 2008 by

On weekends I like to spend my computer time on non-Dears stuff…you know, bigger picture things like catching up on back issues of The Economist, on Facebook and MySpace messages, and on my favourite sites: Wired.com, The Onion A.V. Club, … Continue reading →

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Anthropology or “What you Readin’ For?”

Posted on September 6, 2008 by

In this week’s Economist I read a piece on the discovery of a cluster of 9th century, super organised (and now defunct) cities embedded deep in a part of the Amazon rainforest that was previously thought of as uninhabited by … Continue reading →

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Stupid and Smart

Posted on May 22, 2008 by

Here are the two magazines we currently have subscriptions to: STUPID: Vice magazine. Duh. Since I wrote for them for free years ago, they started sending me this free subscription, which never stopped. I don’t mind really, because I just … Continue reading →

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