Daily Archives: Friday, February 1, 2019
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Bizcuits | Ethnocentrism clouds analysis
Although flagged in gaming analyst reports back in February 2018, the public announcement of a reshuffling of the control of the Stanley Ho family gaming empire ... -
Friday, February 1, 2019 – edition no. 3222
* Unlawful assembly accusation | Chiang wins appeal, may be absolved * Xi’s tough talk on Taiwan backfires, as Tsai support surges * ‘Secret meetings’ in ... -
The Old Man and the Play
• More than 60 years after the film adaptation, a stage version of ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ premieres today in Pittsburgh as promised to Hemingway, ... -
‘Arctic’ is a solid, and solitary, survival tale
The premise for “Arctic” is so simple it’s almost silly to describe: Stranded man tries to survive. It’s also been done more than a few times ... -
Ruffin’s debut novel is challenging, thought-provoking
A fear-driven, racially charged world is the land in which the narrator of “We Cast a Shadow” lives. Half the black community — and eight out ... -
Frances Cone delivers dreampop with a purpose
Frances Cone’s new album “Late Riser” is a brilliant work of modern melancholia that finds the sweet spot between soothing and soaring. Call it dreampop with ... -
News of the World | Old friend keeps word to Hemingway
When the 1958 film adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea” hit theaters, Ernest Hemingway happened to be in New York City to watch the ... -
The Stateside Spirit IV
(Continued from “The Stateside Spirit III” on 25 January 2019) Tennessee whiskey is, in a nutshell, a regional style of Bourbon whiskey. Tennessee whiskey is subject ... -
Travelog | Weird Paris debut of immersive Stalinist reality show DAU
Imagine setting aside two years of your life to work, sleep and procreate in a fake Stalinist physics lab. A place where secret police or hidden ...
