A superb interactive guide from the New York Times on the history of high-rise buildings. The kids will enjoy this.
Tag: NYTimes
The Octogenarian who outsmarted & outlived a lawyer [Article]
This could read as a fiction story – but it isn’t. A real life story from 1995.
Andre-Francois Raffray thought he had a great deal 30 years ago: He would pay a 90-year-old woman 2,500 francs (about $500) a month until she died, then move into her grand apartment in a town Vincent van Gogh once roamed.
The New Digital Age: Assange & Morozov on Eric Schmidt & Jared Cohen’s book
How old are you really? [Infographic]
For those of us constantly worrying about growing old (at least chronologically), this splendid New York Times infographic demonstrates how, except for your eyes, nearly every other part of your body is relatively new, no matter how old you are!
The Gospel According to the NYT
An unbelievable question in the NYTimes – Should the Times be a Truth Vigilante?
I’m amazed that Arthur S. Brisbane even had to ask this question: “Do you want us to cross-check “facts” that are claimed as truth by various figures in the public space?”
But then again, knowing the crap that’s hoisted on its ‘readership’, by this & most other mainstream media, it’s no surprise, is it?
Check out the comments to this Oped.. scathing in the least…Also leaves me to wonder, if so many people are so disillusioned with mainstream media (myself included), why do we still read/ follow the garbage they spew out???