Author Archives: Jason

About Jason

Jason R. Koepke is Founder and Data Strategist at GNT LLC, a risk-analysis and data strategy firm that provides analytical and technical services to the public and private sectors. His work and research has been featured in the academic, financial, and technical industries.

Album Reviews

1——->3——->5
Terrible—->Fantastic

5
Callas, Maria – Tosca by Giacomo Puccini [1965]
Callas, Maria – Verdi Arias II [1963]
Callas, Maria – Verdi Arias III [1964 and 1969]
Trio Matamoros – Serie Immortales Todos Sus Exitos

4
Lydia Lunch – Lydia Lunch
DC Love Orchestra – Live at Twins Jazz
Tabor, June – Airs and Graces
Franklin, Aretha – Delta Meets Detroit, the: Aretha’s Blues

3
Cantuaria, Vinicius – Horse and Fish

2
Mon Khmer – Birthplace

1
Adams, Johnny – One Foot in the Blues
Whitley, Chris – Din of Ecstasy

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* What it’s like to survive the Ring Cycle. (Courtesy: The Met)

* Horse events continue to be fun. (Courtesy: Virginia Gold Cup)

* The history, evolution, and nuances involved in DPRK portraiture. (Courtesy: AsiaTimes)

* DPRK is joining the Paralympics. (Courtesy: Yonhap)

* Sri Lanka has tons of cool historic markers: oldest continuously documented tree, first female ruler in Asia, first dedicated hospital, and the oldest democracy in South Asia. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Dropbox is a hot destination for Valley talent these days. Perplexing. (Courtesy: Valley insiders, let’s say)

* In India, deities can own property, but they are treated as minorities. (Courtesy: The New Yorker)

* La Muette de Portici‘s role in the formation, and fear of its role in the deformation, of Belgium. (Courtesy: The New Yorker)