We were traveling once again last weekend, and that plus various work obligations proved to be too much for me to get recommendations up last week. But, back on the wagon this week. Song: “Sunshine on My Back” by The National When I saw that The National had released a new song, I immediately thought …
Article: “In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims” by Jason Szep Starting off with something pretty depressing this week. In general, I don’t recommend straight news articles here, but this is an issue I don’t think is getting enough coverage and Reuters has been doing an excellent job with it. In Burma, as the country …
A couple of good, and very different, things to read this week, and then some new music. Book Excerpt: Octopus: The Footed Void by Caspar Henderson It turns out octopuses are really fascinating. (And no, the plural is not “octopi”— the root is Greek, not Latin. Henderson uses “octopods,” which may be the more correct …
I’m about to go and present a conference paper about the trust responsibility in U.S. Indian law; most people will find almost anything mentioned below more interesting than that. Video: “My Demons” by The National Anybody who has asked me for a music recommendation in the last few years has heard about The National. …