VAST: ICELAND from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
The latest in a series I call, "places I've seen videos of, and my sister has visited." Averaged together, we travel quite a lot compared to the average person.
Thursday, January 17, 2019
VAST: ICELAND
The latest in a series I call, "places I've seen videos of, and my sister has visited." Averaged together, we travel quite a lot compared to the average person.
Sunday, January 13, 2019
Mid-January Links
Interesting stories from the last week or two:
Mike Trout is the God of WAR - FiveThirtyEight. Video.
Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West – New York Times
Court Strikes Down Iowa's 'Ag-Gag' Law That Blocked Undercover Investigations - NPR
Meet The Granary Weevil, The Pantry Monster Of Our Own Creation - The Salt (via my old boss)
Fire, Floods and Famine: The Pessimist's Guide to 2019 - Bloomberg. Even I hope this is too far-fetched.
Small Weasel-Like Animals Are Taking Down Big Cats – National Geographic
Norway Embarks On Its Most Ambitious Transport Project Yet – NPR. Floating bridges and tunnels? I'll let somebody else design those.
This GIF shows how far the 100th Meridian has shifted since 1980 – Grist
This is how Canada’s housing correction begins – McLean’s
Meet The Woman Turning The Payday Loan Industry On Its Head – Forbes. Trying to work up a low-interest payday loan replacement was one of my not-for-profit goals.
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist – The New Yorker
Taleb the Philosopher – First Things
The Grand Illusion – Lapham’s Quarterly
After the Storm – The Baffler
Learn about the Iowa district that re-elects Steve King year after year - Des Moines Register
Mike Trout is the God of WAR - FiveThirtyEight. Video.
Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West – New York Times
Court Strikes Down Iowa's 'Ag-Gag' Law That Blocked Undercover Investigations - NPR
Meet The Granary Weevil, The Pantry Monster Of Our Own Creation - The Salt (via my old boss)
Fire, Floods and Famine: The Pessimist's Guide to 2019 - Bloomberg. Even I hope this is too far-fetched.
Small Weasel-Like Animals Are Taking Down Big Cats – National Geographic
Norway Embarks On Its Most Ambitious Transport Project Yet – NPR. Floating bridges and tunnels? I'll let somebody else design those.
This GIF shows how far the 100th Meridian has shifted since 1980 – Grist
This is how Canada’s housing correction begins – McLean’s
Meet The Woman Turning The Payday Loan Industry On Its Head – Forbes. Trying to work up a low-interest payday loan replacement was one of my not-for-profit goals.
The French Burglar Who Pulled Off His Generation’s Biggest Art Heist – The New Yorker
Taleb the Philosopher – First Things
The Grand Illusion – Lapham’s Quarterly
After the Storm – The Baffler
Learn about the Iowa district that re-elects Steve King year after year - Des Moines Register
Here's an update of what was called last year as "One of the most important charts about the economy this century.” Price Changes of selected consumer goods and services over the last ~20 years. It made the rounds at the Fed last year. @ritholtz @slangwise @AEI @MichaelRStrain pic.twitter.com/pt8UEJSIL5— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) January 11, 2019
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