Among the things I learned this week:
* Depictions of sexual assault in opera. (Courtesy: NYT)
* Weather forecasting’s early days. (Courtesy: NYT)
* Orson Welles’ dog Kiki. (Courtesy: Peter Biskind)
* Wine as loan collateral. (Courtesy: NYT)
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Things I Learned this Week
Among the things I learned this week:
* Crane and Co. provides the paper used for USD. (Courtesy: Wired)
* The ream of b.s. technicalities insurance companies send you in the form of their policy isn’t all bad; they’re great for smashing gigantor weirdo bugs. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
* Kunqu opera. (Courtesy: New York Times)
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)