Memories of 2003 … biking to the dark side Chermside …
Status Update
Hey everyone. It’s been more than 2 weeks since my bike accident and I’m still not quite back to full speed. I’ve been slowed down by some emotional/psychological/existential stuff and my wrists haven’t fully healed yet, making typing/mousing for long periods challenging. I’m sorry the site has been slower than usual — thanks for your patience as I get back into the groove here.
But also! I had a really nice, relaxing, contemplative birthday weekend in NYC — museums, art, walking, bookstores, city vibes, friends, and food. It really filled me up. I’m about 2/3rds of the way through Intermezzoand loving it. I’ve got an audiobook going too: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North (recommended by Kottke reader Mike Riley). I finished Shōgun (excellent, can’t wait to rewatch), am working my way through season two of The Rings of Power, and am rewatching Devs with my son (a first-timer). I know, I owe you a media diet post…I haven’t done one since December. 😬
If you don’t mind sharing, what have you been up to recently?
Labor MP blasts tax credit scheme as gambling firms claim millions
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under pressure from his backbench to review the use of a lucrative taxpayer research scheme being used by gambling companies, including poker machine giant Aristocrat and bookmaker Tabcorp.
Pink Floyd markets in everything
The average [Nobel] laureate grew up in an 87–90th percentile household
Wimbledon to replace all of its human line judges
The New Bazaar, new economics podcast, first episode is Cardiff Garcia with Paul Krugman
Data on economics RAs and how they do
The finalists of the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards competition have been announced, so if you need a laugh, here you go.