May 2007
12 posts
The Epicurian Dealmaker →
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May 31st
“We will defend to the death our right to play football at [high] altitudes.”
– Luis Chiriboga, Ecuadorean soccer official.
May 31st
Sixty Years of amazing photography →
May 30th
Ecuador: The Finance Minister, the Investment... →
May 29th
Hedge fund plays on theme of violins →
May 24th
“I told the guy, ‘Guy, you know you just ran into two million dollars worth of...”
– Sculpture (and Nerves) of Steel, The New York Times. May 20, 2007.
May 21st
Wrong Turn →
Malcolm Gladwell. New Yorker, June 11, 2001.
May 19th
“The Road to the Western Lands is devious, unpredictable. Today’s easy...”
– William S. Burroughs, The Western Lands.
May 17th
Catalogue of Tie Knots →
May 6th
“This was a surprise to everybody, because his top hat caused a riot the first...”
– History of the Top Hat
May 5th
Islam in Europe - Clash of religions or... →
via Harper’s
May 3rd
“During testing the jettisonable main landing gear arrangement proved to be a...”
– Wikipedia: Messerschmitt Me 163
May 2nd