Saturday, July 23, 2022

The Thousand-year Rose refuses to die

 IS THERE ANYTHING IT CAN’T DO? Beer could help you survive a heatwave, doctor says.



       At Esquire Elle Griffin writes at some length on how The Crypto Revolution Wants to Reimagine Books
       Of course it does ..... 

       As she notes, however, far into the piece:

If this is all starting to sound like a pipe dream, that's because it is, for the time being. 

       Oh, yes -- there's also this:

Even if these platforms become more user-friendly (they'll have to if they hope to attract business), none solve one of the biggest challenges facing the publishing industry right now: finding readers.

       Some creative ideas here, but ..... 
       But. 


The wisdom of Nat Friedman


The Thousand-year Rose refuses to die


A Time To Laugh, A Time To Cry

Sometimes, it's easier to attack serious subjects with biting satire - and for Black authors, though that's not exactly new, it is having a bit of a resurgence. - The New York Times

HMM:  Lifestyle, not aging, may best determine dementia risk, study says.


 I was in my former life an Adjunct Professor at University of Houston Law School where I taught courses in Tax Procedure and in Tax Crimes.  Often in the courses, I would mention My Cousin Vinny to illustrate (often by stretch) some point relevant to the classes.  

This offering caught my attention.  Alice G. Abreu (Temple), Teaching Tax Through Film Is Not As Crazy As It Sounds, 19 Pittsburgh Tax Rev. 183 (2022), here.  I was intrigued to see what Professor Abreu offered her students in the way of teaching tax law through the movies. I offer the relevant portions (pages 205-207 of the article (pages 24-26 of the pdf), footnotes omitted).

The films for this course were chosen for a breadth of genres and eras from the 1960s to last year. Some were animated; some were about superheroes; some were musicals. I aspired for every student to enjoy at least one film, and I hope they enjoyed many more. At the same time, an underlying need was to choose films that highlight specific tax topics. Although all films raise important tax issues, some are more clearly on point for the topics we covered

Teaching Tax Through Movies -- Loverly 


Scientists Have Found a Way to Save Energy And Boil Water More Efficiently Science Alert Now comes the scaling up part


Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high AP



Car repossessions are surging — a troubling sign for the used car market CBS


The Slow Erosion of Amazon’s Power Matt Stoller, BIG


Nearly half of Gen Z is using TikTok and Instagram for search instead of Google, according to Google’s own data Business Insider


We HMM:  Many Men Lose Y Chromosomes as They Age. Now We May Know Why It’s So Deadly


Spain was nearly the death of both Orwell and Koestler. That would have changed the way we think about the  Cold War  


Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa Are Instagram Official Grandparents


NEWS SOME OF US CAN USE:  The Physics of a Supportive Bra Explained.