Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Did You Read __________? / News Did you read about Burning Man, Born to Run, and Fats Domino?
Posted By Reader staff on 08.26.15 at 11:18 AM
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• This Atlantic piece looking at Fats Domino's white Steinway grand as a metaphor for the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina? —Kate Schmidt
• That ISIS is a fan of U.S. anti-hacking laws? —Mick Dumke
• That running for president might not be in Joe Biden's best interest? —Drew Hunt
• About "Why the Rich Love Burning Man"? —John Dunlevy
• David Samuels on the Gracie jiu-jitsu dynasty? —Tal Rosenberg
• Also, how Born to Run is a product of the erosion of the working class in the early 70s? —Mick Dumke
• About what it's like to be a server at one of New York City's most expensive restaurants? ("The nightly grotesquerie was almost exciting. But something happened after spending too many nights delivering four- or five-figure checks on silver trays. Estrangement did set in.") —Drew Hunt
Hey, did you read:
• That Northwestern University professor Alice Dreger has resigned in protest over administrative censorship? —Tony Adler• This Atlantic piece looking at Fats Domino's white Steinway grand as a metaphor for the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina? —Kate Schmidt
• That ISIS is a fan of U.S. anti-hacking laws? —Mick Dumke
• That running for president might not be in Joe Biden's best interest? —Drew Hunt
• About "Why the Rich Love Burning Man"? —John Dunlevy
• David Samuels on the Gracie jiu-jitsu dynasty? —Tal Rosenberg
• Also, how Born to Run is a product of the erosion of the working class in the early 70s? —Mick Dumke
• About what it's like to be a server at one of New York City's most expensive restaurants? ("The nightly grotesquerie was almost exciting. But something happened after spending too many nights delivering four- or five-figure checks on silver trays. Estrangement did set in.") —Drew Hunt
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