Highlights From Yet Another Week Of Afflictor

January 16, 2016 in Misc. | Permalink

This week, Iran released imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason Resalan when American agreed to send another journlaist in his place.

This week, Iran released imprisoned Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian when America offered to send another journalist in his place.

Rolling Stone decided to publish Sean Penn’s jungle flatulence about El Chapo.

In 1973, Martin Amis somehow had a bad time at a Ziggy Stardust concert.

In 1974, Bowie chatted about the Global Village with William S. Burroughs.

In 1975, Bowie was living on red peepers, cocaine an milk in L.A.

In 1997, novelist Jennifer Egan wrote about the self-harming habit of cutting.

Wealth inequality in America is far worse than most realize.

The Gig Economy isn’t profitable for most of its participants.

Ford Motor Co. may be trying to radically reinvent itself in the Digital Age.

Colonizing space will require mining for water and materials out there.

Greed may actually be a good way to encourage space exploration.

Just two humans might be able to repopulate Earth, but it’s not likely.

Oregon was originally founded as a racist, whites-only state.

Michael Idov didn’t intend to become a leading screenwriter in Russia.

Old Print Articles: Warren Sturgis McCulloch warns of intelligent AI (1948) + Enigmarelle the “Automaton” plays vaudeville (1904).

A brief note from 1929 about a champion bigamist.

A brief note from 1852 about monkey entertainers.

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