Newsletter 279
[1]The Larry Gagosian Effect
Links:
1. http://b.rw/gvJyEk
Kelly Crow | WSJ | 1 April 2011
Art dealer is one-man bubble. Can push up an artist's prices 100-fold.
Buyers want whatever he's selling, whatever the price. He's got brand,
glamour, track record. "It feels a little like Glengarry Glen Ross", says
one staffer [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/larry-gagosian-effect
[3]Enchanted Bylanes
Links:
3. http://b.rw/fl5CvB
Avantika Bhuyan | Open | 9 April 2011
Wander through Vidyanand market in Delhi, where Chinese toys are wholesaled
to Indian buyers. Chinese factories can turn a good idea into a shippable
toy within three weeks. In India, it takes three weeks just to clear customs
[4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/enchanted-bylanes
[5]The Bank of Facebook
Links:
5. http://b.rw/gWx2sS
Venessa Miemis | Emergent By Design | 4 April 2011
Facebook accelerates evolution of virtual currencies. "A new economy is
emerging in which virtual currencies are a very real part of the way people
trade, sell information, collaborate on ideas, value products and services"
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bank-facebook
[7]My Great Big Fat Euro Fiasco
Links:
7. http://b.rw/fi3fMf
Paul Mason | BBC | 7 April 2011
Eurozone crisis explained in a thousand words. North-South split, with South
leaving Euro, is "becoming very palatable: not just to the leftish plebeian
masses in the stricken countries but also to the electorate of north Europe"
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/my-great-big-fat-euro-fiasco
[9]Pringle As Technology
Links:
9. http://b.rw/gu5TJr
Alexis Madrigal | Atlantic | 6 April 2011
"By creating a stackable potato chip that could be sealed in a container and
shipped, Procter & Gamble was able to get to sell the chips nationally,
benefiting from economies of scale". A bit like Ikea's flat-pack furniture
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/pringle-technology
[11]Russian Hackers Hit LiveJournal
Links:
11. http://b.rw/eqafko
Simon Shuster | TIME | 7 April 2011
A massive cyber attack has been mounted against Russia's most popular blog
host. Easy to blame the Kremlin, but Medvedev's blog was hit too. Either
way, Russian officials probably welcome a break from aggressive e-critics
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/russian-hackers-hit-livejournal
FiveBooks Interview
[13]John F Deane on Poetry
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-f-deane-on-poetry
The Irish poet and writer finds inspiration in the work of friends and
fellow poets who combine relishing the wonders of the physical universe with
a mystic, religious side – all best discussed over a few pints
Featured Topic
[14]Cooking
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/cooking
If cooking is your thing, or you want it to be, this is for you. From
interviews with top chefs to articles that range from the perfect appliance,
to food for athletes, to what's in your cappuccino, it's all here. Enjoy
Reader Recommendations
[15]@polit2k Junk food tax is outrageous! by Daniel Culpan –
[16]goo.gl/56H2Z | No, it’s an excellent idea long overdue [17]@lovefood
[18]#browsings
Links:
15. http://twitter.com/polit2k
16. http://goo.gl/56H2Z
17. http://twitter.com/lovefood
18. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[19]Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics by Yasheng Huang
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/capitalism-chinese-characteristics-by-yasheng-huang
[20]Evan Osnos says: “Yasheng Huang argues that China’s great strength has
been its own entrepreneurial culture.”
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/evan-osnos-on-china
Video of the Day
[21]Storm: The Animated Movie
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/videos/storm-animated-movie
Animation of Tim Minchin's 9-minute beat poem, "Storm", by D.C. Turner and
Tracy King. With the author's voice
Quote of the Day
[22]Bryan Caplan, on policy
Links:
22. http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2011/04/top_40_things_i.html
"Before you study public opinion, you wonder why policy isn't far better.
After you study public opinion, you wonder why policy isn't far worse"
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