Month: August 2022
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In Russians’ New Feed, a War Over Western Plans to Subjugate Them – The New York Times
What Russians See in the News: A War Over Western Plans to Subjugate Them In the Kremlin-controlled news media, the war is not about Ukraine, but about a long history of enemies trying to keep Russia down. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/world/europe/russian-media-ukraine-war.html “Not everyone is rich enough to escape to Europe and to eat pain au chocolat in…
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Review: Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir – The New York Times
Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir In this lengthy book, Kushner recounts the time he spent in the White House during his father-in-law’s term. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/17/books/review-breaking-history-jared-kushner.html The tone is college admissions essay. Typical sentence: “In an environment of maximum pressure, I learned to ignore the noise and distractions and instead…
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Opinion | No One Will Get Rid of Vladimir Putin – The New York Times
Opinion | Who Will Get Rid of Putin? The Answer Is Grim. Terror is always more persuasive than anything else. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/opinion/russia-putin-corruption.html What is called corruption in Russia would be more correctly called a system of incitement and blackmail. If you are loyal and if the president is pleased with you, you have the right…
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Africa’s Cold Rush and the Promise of Refrigeration | The New Yorker
Africa’s Cold Rush and the Promise of Refrigeration For the developing world, refrigeration is growth. In Rwanda, it could spark an economic transformation. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/africas-cold-rush-and-the-promise-of-refrigeration Between thirty and fifty per cent of all food produced in developing countries is lost—discarded, unsold and uneaten, thanks to weak or nonexistent cold chains. For farmers…
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The Inadequate Answers of Liz Truss, Britain’s Likely Next Prime Minister | The New Yorker
The Inadequate Answers of Liz Truss, Britain’s Likely Next Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s probable successor is offering little comfort as a recession looms. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-uk/the-inadequate-answers-of-liz-truss-britains-likely-next-prime-minister Britain’s summer has been baking and listless in the main, weeks of bright, wan sunshine, unbroken by rain or any particular hope. In July, southern England received…
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The Gloriously Weird B-52’s Say Farewell to the Road – The New York Times
The Superbly Original, Gloriously Weird B-52’s Say Farewell to the Road Forty-three years after their first album, the band that brought the world “Rock Lobster” and “Love Shack” is starting a tour for the last time. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/arts/music/b-52s-final-tour.html One day, Ricky was annoyed because I hadn’t changed a broken string on the guitar. I said,…
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Trump Asked Aide Why His Generals Couldn’t Be Like Hitler’s, Book Says – The New York Times
Trump Asked Aide Why His Generals Couldn’t Be Like Hitler’s, Book Says The former president once asked his chief of staff why his military leadership couldn’t be more like the German generals who had reported to Adolf Hitler, according to an excerpt. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/08/us/politics/trump-book-mark-milley.html General Milley’s frustration with the president peaked on June 1, 2020,…
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Meet GX1000, the Fastest, Most Fearless Crew in Skateboarding | GQ
Meet GX1000, the Fastest, Most Fearless Crew in Skateboarding The San Francisco skaters known for bombing massive hills are getting into the skatewear game. via GQ: https://www.gq.com/story/gx1000-skate-crew-san-francisco The San Francisco skate crew GX1000 is a loosely organized gang of misfit skateboarders who are bound together mostly by a shared appetite for positive vibes, high speeds,…