February 2012
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5 Reasons to Avoid Las Vegas →
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January 2012
9 posts
Long Reads
So far I’m not reading as many books as I was last year. Right now I’m gearing towards long non-fiction pieces like this incredible read from The New Yorker.
Getting Bin Laden
What happened that night in Abbottabad.
by Nicholas Schmidle
Favorite Part (spoilers, if you could call it that)
The Americans hurried toward the bedroom door. The first SEAL pushed it open. Two of bin...
Wikipedia Knowledge: Dau (film)
Well, I finally found a Wikipedia article that doesn’t exist.
Dau is a film whose set has invaded an entire city in Ukraine and has over 210,000 extras. It has taken over five years to produce, and has a $10,000,000 budget.
Read about it in GQ: “The Movie Set that Ate Itself” by Michael Idov
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December 2011
8 posts
Yes, I'm a Filipino-American. :-)
Whoa, whoa whoa whoa. This was unexpected.
Wikipedia Knowledge: Krampus
Krampus is a mythical creature recognized in Alpine countries. According to legend, Krampus accompanies Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children. When the Krampus finds a particularly naughty child, it stuffs the child in its sack and carries the frightened child away to its...
November 2011
11 posts
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Wikipedia Knowledge: Sidley Austin Notable Alumni
From Commander in Chief to Barack Obama to Michelle Obama to Sidley Austin
Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with more than 1,650 [4] lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most recent addition of...
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Wikipedia Knowledge: List of ice hockey players of...
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Taro Tsujimoto: An imaginary ice hockey player that was legally drafted by the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres in the 11th round of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft.
Wait, what?
Taro Tsujimoto:
The Sabres’ general manager at the time, Punch Imlach, was reportedly fed up with the slow drafting process via the telephone, a process intended to keep draft picks secret from the rival World...
October 2011
17 posts
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Wikipedia Knowledge: Philippe Petit
Just watched Man on Wire, available on Netflix Instant.
Philippe Petit (French pronunciation: [filip pəti]; born 13 August 1949) is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, New York, on 7 August 1974.[1] For his feat (that he referred to as “le coup”[2]), he used a 450-pound (200-kilogram)...
