Hinterland (2): The Beatles Live at the BBC
I’ve been listening through the early Beatles albums, admiring – as ever – the complete mastery of classic rock and roll that they demonstrate over… Read More »Hinterland (2): The Beatles Live at the BBC
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Katherine Rundell on the aesthetics of language: form and substance
I recommend Tyler Cowen’s recent interview with Katherine Rundell. Here’s a highlight: It would be really important to me [when identifying a writing talent] that… Read More »Katherine Rundell on the aesthetics of language: form and substance
Tactics and Strategy
In a quiet moment I watched my youngest son playing chess on my phone. He cut a swathe through the opposition pieces with a couple… Read More »Tactics and Strategy
Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Two kinds of reading Niall Ferguson: I think there are two kinds of reading. When one’s reading for work, when one has to grapple with… Read More »Niall Ferguson on reading, remembering and shared culture
Resource: Martin Blais / Beancount on the double entry counting method (bookkeeping)
If you’re in a position of responsibility in any organisation – a business or department of a business, a social club, a non-profit – it… Read More »Resource: Martin Blais / Beancount on the double entry counting method (bookkeeping)
Waste what, want what
“Waste not, want not,” is a great maxim and a terrible law. Unnecessary waste is bad… but if you value things along more than one… Read More »Waste what, want what
Whose Dhansak? Food and Authenticity
While there is a shared understanding [about what constitutes a particular dish], that isn’t absolute compliance. If we had to argue that there is only… Read More »Whose Dhansak? Food and Authenticity
Love and Clusters: (more from) Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Reading and How to Read
Highlights from Cowen and Roberts’ recent conversation on Econtalk. On reading for love Cowen: …don’t read stuff you don’t love reading. That’s the simplest point… Read More »Love and Clusters: (more from) Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts on Reading and How to Read
Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (3) – Dings and Scars
The answer [to avoiding dings] is easy: don’t surf. Degree33 Surfboards Equipment will get damaged and (eventually) break. You get tired and scared and hurt… Read More »Boardroom: Lessons from Surfing (3) – Dings and Scars
Every Man Will Be a King; or, Sovereignty
The Wretched Do you hear the people sing?Singing a song of angry men?It is the music of a peopleWho will not be slaves again!When the… Read More »Every Man Will Be a King; or, Sovereignty