Month: March 2019
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The week that was
A truck spilled several bags of marijuana across a San Francisco area freeway (880 in Emeryville if you must know). CHP posted on twitter, “Roses are red, violets are blue, your spilled weed is green and we have a citation just for you!” A Florida man decided he wanted to get all his neighbors high…
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March Madness is our Koshien
NCAA March Madness is like Japan’s High School baseball tournament. Both serve as national catharsis bringing people together around a celebration of youth and the future.
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Elizabeth Holmes – The Inventor
Elizabeth Holmes, a reading list
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The week that was
Jelly Belly, the California-based jelly bean company that was a favorite treat of Ronald “just say no” Reagan, debuted a cannabis-infused jelly bean. The national pharmacy chain CVS announced that it began selling CDB products in 8 states. Worlds collided over at Porsche where they announced they will be releasing an all-electric 911 car bringing…
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Mr. Jimmy
One of the highlights of SXSW 2019 that I want to expand on a bit was seeing the premier of Mr. Jimmy, a documentary film about the Jimmy Page tribute artist, Akio Sakurai. The film is a loving appreciation of Japanese attention to detail and craft. In much the same way that Jiro Dreams of…
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SXSW 2019 Highlights
It’s been twelve years since I last was at SXSW – time flies – I wrote about it then so for continuity’s sake I might as well share some highlights from this year. What I learned Following the success of the New York Times’ The Daily podcast, the Grey Lady will dip its toe into…
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The week that was (Ides of March)
Fed chairman Jerome Powell used a piece of fine art to illustrate how too much focus on the details can sometimes obscure the bigger picture. “We have artificially created a state that evolves in a direction opposite to that of the thermodynamic arrow of time,” said Gordey Lesovik, a quantum physicist from the Moscow Institute…
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The week that was
The wonder of shrimp cocktails, surviving on Taco Bell Fire Sauce, and a $380k flying jet motorcycle.
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Serena Williams is Crazy
Serena Williams is crazy. . . in a good way.