February 2012
16 posts
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“Under halvparten av norske ungdommer tror FNs klimapanel har rett i at...”
– Ungdom tror ikke på menneskeskapte klimaendringer - Nordland - NRK Nyheter
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“On est amoureux quand on commence à agir contre son intérêt.”
– François Truffaut via Antoine Doinel
“A man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her.”
– Oscar Wilde
(via)
“The migration of people to big cities had made the bonds of traditional morality...”
– The first sexual revolution: Pleasure principles | The Economist
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January 2012
15 posts
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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's... →
kateoplis:
Decades ago, when the Finnish school system was badly in need of reform, the goal of the program that Finland instituted, resulting in so much success today, was never excellence. It was equity.
“When President Kennedy was making his appeal for advancing American science and technology by putting a man on the moon by the end of the 1960’s, many said it couldn’t be done,”...
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“The year 2011 will be remembered as the time when many ever-optimistic Americans...”
– The Perils of 2012 - Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Bernard-Henri Lévy: Could the Fate of Europe,... →
I really wish we heard more voices fron Europe about what is happening in Hungary.
“Real wit is shown in language. We need language.”
– Maya Angelou (via theparisreview)
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“Tu seras aimé(e) le jour où tu pourras montrer ta faiblesse, sans que...”
– Cesare Pavese
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“The urgency of slowing down — to find the time and space to think — is nothing...”
– The Joy of Quiet - NYTimes.com
“How Ernest Dichter, an acolyte of Sigmund Freud, revolutionised marketing.”
– Sex and advertising: Retail therapy | The Economist
December 2011
18 posts
“While the original organic ideal was to eat only local, seasonal produce,...”
– Questions About Organic Produce and Sustainability - NYTimes.com
“In one survey a fifth of Korean middle and high school students said they felt...”
– Every year South Korea comes to a halt on the day of the university entrance exams, for it is the most important day in most South Koreans’ lives. The single set of multiple-choice tests that students take that day determines their future. But the “one-shot” society carries a heavy cost. (via...
Brussels: The Chocolate Trail
CHOCOLATE — like fashion, wine and finance — has become a complex cultural phenomenon. There is basic chocolate for the masses, artisanal chocolate for purists and avant-garde creations for connoisseurs. In Brussels, a polyglot city at the geographic and cultural crossroads of Europe, you get it all.
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“S’individuer, c’est se trans-former : la trans-formation des...”
– Bernard Stiegler
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“L’énergie de la libido qui, canalisée sur les objets de la consommation,...”
– Bernard Stiegler - Ars Industrialis - Réenchanter le monde - La valeur esprit contre le populisme industriel (2006)
(google translate)
Stiegler did not predict the crisis we are living at the moment. No, this prediction is about the next one (or the sequel of this one, if you will). This crisis...
“And then there was that meal in Sweden, at Fäviken, tucked away on an...”
– Bruce Palling on Food: 2011’s Culinary Reflections - WSJ.com
“If everything you do needs to work on a three-year time horizon, then you’re...”
– Amazon.com and Jeff Bezos Talk Long Term and Mean It
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“Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are...”
– In Africa, the Art of Listening - NYTimes.com
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Russia's election: Losing their grip | The... →
November 2011
6 posts
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Just a little reminder about the two Marios who now run Italy and the ECB…
Mario Monti:
Monti is an international adviser to Goldman Sachs […].
Mario Draghi:
Draghi was then vice chairman and managing director of Goldman Sachs International and a member of the firm-wide management committee (2002–2005).