Dear Mr. Tax Man, Uncle Sam, Sir:
I am writing this letter in December on my ten-minute break at work. I apologize for my rushed handwriting and the tardiness of this letter. I don’t have access to a computer, except for short periods (only 15 minutes per session) at the library. And the lines have gotten too long for me to wait while my three wiggly kids struggle to sit still (only to be hushed by the library staff and patrons every few minutes). I have been really busy balancing my new jobs with the kids’ schedules, especially with the holidays and all the stress and craziness that they add...
A Mother’s Holiday Letter to Uncle Sam
Bitcoin plummets, reveals Ponzi scheme traits The Hill
1. Attraction: New York tops the list of the most Instagrammed cities of 2017. There’s still no place quite as magnetic as the Big Apple, where the princess holds her beacon of freedom and liberty aloft, and.
2. Fun: Amidst Time’s 10 buzziest moments was the ultimate rib tickler BBC dad. Some people care about expert analysis on the impeachment of a president. Everybody cares when the expert’s four-year old and eight-month old photobomb Dad on live television, with Mom in hot pursuit as the interview rolls on.
3. Inspiration: The year’s second most-shared tweet and most liked tweet ever came from global Inspirer-in-Chief Barack Obama, projecting Mandela after the white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville: "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…" (What does it say about the world when the #1 most shared tweet – 3.6 million retweets – was Nugget Boy Carter Wilkinson begging Wendy's for free chicken nuggets for a year).
4. Momentum: Business is the engine of progress, and its role is to make the world a better place for everyone. So hats off to New Zealand, a home to me, which is ranked the world’s easiest place to start a business, again. Number of procedures required: one. Shortest time to fulfill them: half a day.
5. Joy (and Love): Topping Apple’s top ten emojis used by English speakers in the US is the 'tears of joy' face, followed by the red heart.
500 Academics Protest Polish Government’s “Repurposing” Of WWII Museum
"The museum, which opened to the public in February, has been at the centre of an ongoing battle over national memory. The right-wing Law and Justice party (PiS), elected to government in Poland in 2015, is determined to use the museum displays to present the “Polish point of view” while its critics argue for the autonomy of historians and museums." … [Read More]
For a time, Edward Garnett was known as the best reader in London. In reality, he was something like a literary mafia boss, nurturing his "cubs" and dispensing with others... literary mafioso
Danyèl Waro, Monmon. From the Reunion Islands, sample.
Residente, album is called Residente, Puerto Rican rap/reggaeton roots, but spreading out through diverse styles.
The Secret Ensemble, Call of the Birds, Turkish with classical roots, teaser here. Passionate stuff.
Minore Manes: Rebetika Songs, from Smyrna.
Sahra Halgan Trio, Faransiskiyo, Somaliland. Try this.
Duo Sabil, Zabad, oud and percussion. Here is one cut.
If you insist on something Brazilian, we can go back a year and pull out Sociedade Recreativa.
