Notes from Sarajevo: Stupid Americans?
I’d been expecting, ever since I arrived in Europe, to get some grief on behalf of my fellow Americans. We don’t have the best global reputation, and last time I was abroad - in South America – criticism was ample.
But it’s been different in Sarajevo. I think that’s partly because Bosnia and…
Notes from Sarajevo: Dark Times, Black Humor
As a Bostonian living abroad, I felt alternatively detached and devastated as I watched coverage of the marathon bombing and ensuing manhunt.
But this blog isn’t about that, it’s about Bosnia, and the relevance there is that the last few days have served as a reminder of Bosnia’s particularly…
In lieu of a list of coffee drinks, this place in in East London opted for ingredient breakdowns.
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The FJP: Why I'm Paying for J-School
This morning, I read Michael Wolff’s piece in USA Today entitled Columbia Flunks Relevancy Test. He’s not a fan of the school for reasons I can actually understand (thought they might have been more convincing if he’d kept the sweeping generalizations to a minimum).
Wolff:
The overriding…
White People Almost Kissing, a book by Nicholas Sparks - Imgur
An extremely successful niche.
Rand Paul’s 12+ hour filibuster about drones gets a succinct 43-word response.
Meanwhile, we have the transcript from the first seven hours of Paul’s filibuster, and that alone takes up over 100 pages.
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Have to admit, this is a really fresh take on the op-ed headline. Really honest about the contents of the piece. (ht Charles Apple)
Melissa Harris-Perry showed this incredible chart today during a discussion on wealth in America and what this week’s stock market gains actually mean for most American families.
Hey, that looks familiar.
