Monthly Archives: May 2013

Linkage

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I got a kick out of this Steve Sailer piece on the Niall Ferguson-John Maynard Keynes controversy. Hoping to eventually pick up this new release from TASCHEN. I love TASCHEN. I just wish I wasn’t too much of … Continue reading →

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Letter from China: Google Translate

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The level of English comprehension among my Chinese students is far above the level of Chinese comprehension among American students of Chinese.  But it is not great, and I have been thinking about how to make my lectures … Continue reading →

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Vocabulary Building Word of the Day

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Here’s something I did not know.  The word “gunsel” has two meanings. In its most common slang usage, it refers to a criminal carrying a gun.  But in earlier convict slang, the word had a quite different meaning: … Continue reading →

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Long Beach Bike Festival

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It was a beautiful day in Southern California yesterday (suck it, East coasters) and thankfully I was able to get away from the office and head down to the Pike to check out the Long Beach Bike … Continue reading →

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Should Tea Party Organizations Be Tax-Exempt?

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I don’t doubt too much that the IRS’s special treatment of Tea Party organizations had political motivations, ideological if not partisan.  And that’s bad, bad bad let’s all agree. And maybe Ross Douthat is right that the story is … Continue reading →

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Letter from China: Just Big Pants

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: I am back in China again, this time to teach a class about American nonprofit organizations at a Chinese university.  The Chinese experience with nonprofits is of relative recent vintage and the sector is small.  Plus, many of … Continue reading →

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German and Austrian Restaurants

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: America’s love for things ethnic does not typically extend to the Germans. And Germans don’t typically revel in their heritage.  Germans are the largest self-reported ancestry group in the United States, with 17% of Americans reporting German ancestry. … Continue reading →

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Arthouse Movie Posters

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Movie culture is pretty much dead now, isn’t it? Sure, it’s possible to whip up some decent arguments to the contrary. But for all intents and purposes movies are no longer significant drivers of culture. Frankly, when a … Continue reading →

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Oh, God. What New Devilry is Coming Our Way?

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Here.

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Cocktail Du Jour

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: At the Moosewood Restaurant, a legendary hippie restaurant in Ithaca, NY: the Kitchen Garden Bloody Mary — 360 Vodka (used not because it’s organic but because its bottle can be recycled); fresh thyme; and the Moosewood’s “secret” … Continue reading →

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