Katherine Zoepf
@katherinezoepf.bsky.social
Author of EXCELLENT DAUGHTERS http://amzn.to/2SR3S6E. Former @nytimes @Reuters @ForeignAffairs @NewAmerica. Lucky mother of three.
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Fairuz, #Lebanon’s icon, turns 90 on a day that the skies again taste of fire & smoke.“From my heart a greeting of peace to Beirut. She is wine from the spirit of the people, she is bread & jasmine from their sweat, so how did she come to taste of fire and smoke?” youtu.be/Qp_Z0PyrDzI?...
Le Beirut-Fairuz لبيروت (with english lyrics)
YouTube video by M H
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November 21, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Fairuz, #Lebanon’s icon, turns 90 on a day that the skies again taste of fire & smoke.“From my heart a greeting of peace to Beirut. She is wine from the spirit of the people, she is bread & jasmine from their sweat, so how did she come to taste of fire and smoke?” youtu.be/Qp_Z0PyrDzI?...
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Must-read: Carole Cadwalladr on how to survive the Broligarchy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... She’s been my hero since she broke the story (Observer, 2018) of how Cambridge Analytica mined Facebook data to game Brexit & the 2016 US election, w/$ from Robert Mercer and wiles from Steve Bannon.
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Must-read: Carole Cadwalladr on how to survive the Broligarchy. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... She’s been my hero since she broke the story (Observer, 2018) of how Cambridge Analytica mined Facebook data to game Brexit & the 2016 US election, w/$ from Robert Mercer and wiles from Steve Bannon.
Brilliant essay. I reread The Magic Mountain during Trump’s 1st term, and found myself downloading the Audible version in my post-election gloom the other week—but George Packer articulates, far better than I ever could, why Mann’s writing is so fortifying in times like these
Read George Packer on Thomas Mann:
"We live in an age of human self-contempt. We’re hardly surprised when our leaders debase themselves with vile behavior and lies...it takes a constant effort not to accept this as normal."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
"We live in an age of human self-contempt. We’re hardly surprised when our leaders debase themselves with vile behavior and lies...it takes a constant effort not to accept this as normal."
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
'The Magic Mountain' Saved My Life
When I was young and adrift, Thomas Mann’s novel gave me a sense of purpose. Today, its vision is startlingly relevant.
www.theatlantic.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Brilliant essay. I reread The Magic Mountain during Trump’s 1st term, and found myself downloading the Audible version in my post-election gloom the other week—but George Packer articulates, far better than I ever could, why Mann’s writing is so fortifying in times like these
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Highlighting rider ratings can reduce ride cancellations for groups vulnerable to bias, but other relevant information has a smaller, non-significant effect, from Christopher R. Knittel, Donald MacKenzie, Michiko Namazu, Bora Ozaltun, Dan Svirsky, and Stephen Zoepf https://www.nber.org/papers/w33118
November 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Highlighting rider ratings can reduce ride cancellations for groups vulnerable to bias, but other relevant information has a smaller, non-significant effect, from Christopher R. Knittel, Donald MacKenzie, Michiko Namazu, Bora Ozaltun, Dan Svirsky, and Stephen Zoepf https://www.nber.org/papers/w33118