5 month ago
deusx : Pasties, Pasties Everywhere - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog - "Well, The Economist was not wrong but I sure was. Many readers informed me that a pasty (pl.: pasties) is a small Cornish pie often filled with meat and vegetables."
Andy Baio : The Economist responds to Freakonomics co-author's pasty/pastry mixup - tasty response to this original post [via]
Rod Begbie : Pasties, Pasties Everywhere - Freakonomics - The Economist replies in their characteristically classy manner when Stephen Dubner accuses them of misspelling "pastries". (And now I find myself craving a Ginster's...) [via] #
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7 month ago
Rod Begbie : Economist wins acclaim from rap duo - Things I never thought I'd hear: Nerdcore rapping about The Economist. #
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10 month ago
Rod Begbie : Democracy in America | Economist.com - The Economist has an outstanding US Politics blog. In depth, funny and required reading. #
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11 month ago
plasticbag : "Mao and the art of management" from The Economist - Entertaining, insightful and gripping article on the 'success' of Mao's regime and how it correlates to large company management practice. Doesn't maybe sound sexy, but I really enjoyed it.
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15 month ago
plasticbag : Gideon Lichfield—foreign correspondent for the Economist in Jerusalem—and someone I've known a very very long time has started a blog about the situation called 'Fugitive Peace' - It's fascinating to be able to see what's going on at ground level in Palestine and Israel and it makes it all the more real to me that I've known the commentator for almost half my life.
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16 month ago
Rod Begbie : Audio Edition | Economist.com - Not-quite-a-podcast from The Economist -- The entire issue each week as a talking-book. Each section of the magazine is a separate MP3 file, so you can "read" the bits that interest you. Free to subscribers. #
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