![]() ![]() ![]() The operation of the free market is so essential, not only to promote productive efficiency but even more to foster harmony and peace among the peoples of the world.įorty years ago, PBS of all networks gave the libertarian economist Milton Friedman hours in prime time for Free to Choose, an unapologetic take on why capitalism was morally and pragmatically superior to socialism. Forty years later, the libertarian Nobel laureate's PBS series is still winning hearts and minds. ![]()
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![]() Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had a notoriously violent temper, despite his very public embrace of New Age philosophy, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could unleash epic tantrums. “Amazon’s culture is notoriously confrontational, and it begins with Bezos, who believes that truth springs forth when ideas and perspectives are banged against each other, sometimes violently,” Brad Stone writes near the end of The Everything Store, his account of how Bezos grew Amazon from a tiny startup into an online behemoth.Īmong technology companies, of course, Bezos is no outlier. When it comes to the creativity of his insults, he’s no Marine drill instructor, but he does know how to cut a target down to size with a few well-aimed words. When angered, a vein in his forehead throbs, and he begins to scream at whoever’s ruining his day. Pity the Amazon employee who crosses Jeff Bezos, the e-commerce giant’s founder and longtime CEO. ![]() ![]() “Facebook and Google designed their products to create habits that for many people become an addiction,” McNamee told CNN Business on Monday. He says platforms need to keep people on their sites as long as possible and often the most polarizing, divisive, and emotive content is what keeps people engaged. (FB) and other tech giants are bad for society due to their reliance on advertising. McNamee argues in the book that the business models of Facebook Facebook is currently worth about $500 billion. ![]() McNamee has said he served as a mentor to CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Facebook’s early years and discouraged the young entrepreneur from selling the business for $1 billion to a bigger tech company. ![]() Tech investor Roger McNamee makes these claims in “Zucked: Waking up to the Facebook catastrophe,” due out on Tuesday. Facebook is bad for democracy and its executives have put profits over their civic responsibilities, an early investor in the company charges in a new book. ![]() ![]() He even praises Foucault and Sartre at points, and says that Zizek has some interesting things to say about culture. Notably Scruton doesn't dismiss these figures merely because they're leftists: he actually delves into their writings, tries to understand them, wrestles with what they're saying. ![]() ![]() In the book, Scruton critiques a bunch of different philosophers, historians, and other "thinkers of the new left", including Sartre, Foucault, Althusser, Deleuze, Zizek, Lacan, Hobsbawm, Adorno, Habermas and Lukacs. I say this as someone who until pretty recently considered himself a Marxist or Marxist-leaning, and who loves critical theory and anti-capitalist philosophy. This book, though, is in my opinion quite well-written, charitable to its subjects, and ultimately fairly persuasive of the idea that a lot of continental-type political philosophy is without substance. ![]() Right off the bat, I know Scruton isn't hugely respected in the philosophy community because of the tobacco thing, as well as because he's defended some controversial conservative positions with arguments that aren't very good. ![]() ![]() Here’s a performance of his interesting, insightful and painful self-poem, ‘My Honest Poem’: … It turns out Francisco gained fame as a spoken word poet. Skin II was one of the poems in the section on race that I found profound in imagery and parallels, perhaps a way for the unaware to understand the burden of racial representation. ![]() These are probably the ones that most benefit from performance. There are poems in the first section that feel a little too arch, a little too self-conscious, but not often. His style reminds me a bit of Adrienne Rich no particular rhyme or metre, with enough unused space to let you know each word is quite chosen. IV is perhaps about survival and hope, and II is about relationships, but you know how poetry is. Section III was particularly good, with thoughts on race, gender and identity, deserving several reads. Divided into four sections, each roughly corresponds to a different theme. The cover of Rudy Francisco’s first book of poems attracts immediate attention, but it is the poems that will slide into your thoughts and demand your attention. ![]() ![]() Read July 2018 Recommended for poetry fans ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ![]() ![]() I mostly felt like the book was an okay-ish, pleasant listen with a stellar female narrator, who deserves all the props. I don't love M/F contemporary romance, so it's hard to say if it was my personal tastes or the book, but I never got above "like" into something more. Hate to Want You: Forbidden Hearts Alisha Rai Jul 2017 Forbidden Hearts Book 1 Sold by HarperCollins 4.4 star 38 reviews Ebook 384 Pages familyhome Eligible info 7.99 Ebook Free sample. It felt repetitive, and the sex scenes felt rote, so much so that I ended up fast-forwarding through them a lot of the time. I liked the diverse cast of characters (lots of POC and across the queer spectrum as well) and the themes of relationships between siblings and parent/child, but I grew really tired of the back and forth between the two MCs. prissy, which bothered me and distracted me while I was listening. I felt like he was giving it his all and was technically proficient, but his voice was all wrong for the character. As secrets and lies are stripped away, Sadia and Jackson must decide if theyre strong enough to face. However, Jeremy York was a different matter. An affair is unthinkable, but their desire is undeniable. ![]() ![]() to realize that the difference between love and hate is dangerously thin. ![]() I give all the props to the female narrator, Summer Morton, who rocked every voice and every inflection. if you are asking for a recommendation for. *2.75 stars* Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook from new-to-me author Alisha Rai, but I still had a number of issues. ![]() ![]() That 20 percent makes everything else worthwhile. ![]() Overall, less than 20 percent!īut my writing career is a small business, and business tasks eat up much of my time. I spend 5 percent of my time writing original work and 12 percent doing educational writing. Lisa: How much time do you spend writing every day? We decided to interview each other about the behind-the-scenes realities for all of you out there who have contemplated this career option. Sure, we’ve had tons of ups and downs, but we’ve each relied on writing and related activities for our full-time incomes for over ten years.Īnd we’re not high-profile authors who make thousands for every speaking gig our books win awards and honors, but we haven’t yet made the bestseller lists. ![]() New writers ask us the above question all the time-because we’ve both managed to do just that! “Can I turn ‘children’s book writer’ into a full-time job?” ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Information will be available on “Barbara Kingsolver’s work occupies a unique and important place in the world of literature,” says Nicholas School Dean William L. The event is free with limited seating for the general public, but tickets are required and will be distributed through the Duke Box Office. in Page Auditorium on the Duke campus, will include a reading by Kingsolver from her recent work. Actor Robert Redford received the inaugural award. The award was established in 2009 to honor artists whose works have lifted the human spirit by conveying our profound spiritual and material connection to the Earth, thereby inspiring others to help forge a more sustainable life for all. ![]() Her bestsellers include The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees, and the nonfiction narrative Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver is the author of seven works of fiction as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Critically acclaimed American author Barbara Kingsolver will be the 2011 recipient of The Duke LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental Achievement in the Fine Arts. Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment will present the award to Kingsolver on April 9 on Duke’s campus. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It comes as The Matrix Resurrections was released at the end of last year. Last year, Stacey Sher told Deadline that Castle Rock and Manhattan creator Sam Shaw was working on the adaptation. Paramount TV Studios is producing alongside ABC Signature and Appian Way. Todd Field is set to direct the first two episodes of the limited series. ![]() In 2019, Hulu announced that it was developing the project as a big-budget series with DiCaprio and Scorsese exec producing alongside Rick Yorn, Sam Shaw, Jennifer Davisson and Stacey Sher. It marks a significant step forward for the adaptation, which has been in various stages of development since Leonardo DiCaprio bought the film rights to the book in 2010 and previously set it up as a feature at Paramount with Martin Scorsese to direct. The project would mark Reeves’ first major U.S. 'John Wick: Chapter 4' Blazes Past $400M Global Box Office ![]() ![]() ![]() into an intimate, illustrated epistolary format. ![]() Diaries of War transforms Krug's weekly communications with K. ![]() Immediately following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Nora Krug connected with two anonymous subjects-"K.," a Ukrainian journalist, and "D.," a Russian artist-and began what would become a year of correspondence. Description Powerful graphic journalism that brings to life diary entries of a Ukrainian journalist and a Russian artist grappling with the on-the-ground realities of Putin's war-by Nora Krug, National Book Critics Circle Award winner and New York Times bestselling illustrator of the On Tyranny adaptation, with a foreword by award-winning historian Timothy Snyder ![]() |