Finally.
Protests over austerity cuts, corruption continue across Romania
Protesters have raged for several days over austerity cuts, falling living standards and widespread corruption. Gathered in freezing temperatures, they chanted “Freedom!,” holding banners reading “Hunger and poverty have gripped Romania!”
Why Journalists Don’t Drink Like They Used To
“Journalism only became respectable a few decades ago. Thirty years back, Ivy Leaguers would never dream of entering the field.”
Watch the full video interview with Calvin Trillin here.
You can say the same thing about smoking, I guess. Societal norms (and employers) are quite disapproving of vices…
The symbiotic relationship between idol and fan is one of the more fascinating aspects of pop culture. The celebrity cannot exist without the fan, and the fan cannot consume without the celebrity. But rarely do the two meet and collaborate in a creative environment, the way YACHT and YouTube star/YACHT superfan Mitchell Davis did to make the music video for the band’s “I Walked Alone”…
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Louis C.K. (via Briana Mowrey)
Spoken like a true father of daughters.
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Overall, I think it’s a good time to have a girl in the 21st century because things are changing, with more opportunities for women. But girls are still the underdog, which means they’ll work harder, and everybody loves an underdog. The next Steve Jobs will totally be a chick, because girls are No. 2—and No. 2 always wins in America. Apple was a No. 2 company for years, and Apple embodies a lot of what have been defined as feminine traits: an emphasis on intuitive design, intellect, a strong sense of creativity, and that striving to always make the greatest version of something. Traditionally, men are more like Microsoft, where they’ll just make a fake version of what that chick made, then beat the shit out of her and try to intimidate everybody into using their product.
Pushed again
I’ve kind of missed seeing Rahm on TV..
On November 14, while Silvio Berlusconi was heading to the Quirinale to resign amidst a crowd chanting “buffoon, thief”, a thousand people were quietly sitting in a former cinema listening to a public reading of David Foster Wallace’s last book. When the news of the resignation came out, somebody jumped on the stage and started to play the piano, while the crowd erupted in a chorus chanting “Bella ciao”, a partisan song from Italy’s resistance against Mussolini. After the one song, they all went back to the reading. The crowd - made up of publishers, actors, artists, book lovers - stayed up all night long reading David Foster Wallace in a technically illegal place.
How Shanghai’s students stunned the world
Students in this booming Chinese city shocked the world last year when they beat every other country on international exams, but Chinese educators say their success is no fluke.
“If you are a hard-working, diligent student you will succeed,” said Qiu Ying Li, who has been teaching English for 20 years. “This is the secret for all Chinese students.”
At Shanghai’s Yucai High School, students put in 12-hour days – nine hours before dinner plus three after they eat. Homework is assigned every evening, even for weekends, as an essential part of students’ learning activities. And kids study during summer and winter breaks to get ready for high-stakes college entrance tests.
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