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Susan Athey is the new winner of the John Bates Clark Medal. I had her on my potential list of winners, of course, but I really put Ed Glaeser highest on that list since he was at the age limit of the candidates for the medal (40), while Susan Athey could have also been nominated in 2 years from now, in principle.
Author: Sebi Buhai
Art moments: Photo-realist painting & Bio-design
For today very briefly about two of my favourite modern artists, active in completely different domains, and their fascinating work: Bert Monroy, a “photo-realist” painter, and respectively, Luigi Colani, a bio-designer. → Read more
Ce mai citesc in ultima vreme
…cand prind putin timp liber (foarte rar, din pacate; sper sa se imbunatateasca situatia in cateva luni…). In momentul de fata citesc si sunt entuziasmat de (pana acum, sunt pe la jumatate si cred ca devorez si restul in maxim doua zile- sau doua nopti, e mai sigur ca voi gasi timp- e prea interesanta sa o las din mana) cartea recenta a lui Adrian Gavrilescu, “Noii precupeti.
→ Read more Movie scene of week 15th to 21st of April ’07: The final fight scene from “Snatch”
A classic. Simply perfect as movie scene for this (just ending) week. There is only one masterstroke that can knock out every hapless opponent as soon as the master decides that it’s high time to get over with it – and that KO punch belongs to the ‘pikey’: Mickey O’Neil destroying Horace “Good Night” Anderson in the final fight scene of Guy Ritchie’s superb Snatch (recall that this is one of my all time favourite movies, currently within my top 25).
→ Read more Quote for week 15th to 21st of April ’07
The best argument against democracy is a five minute talk with the average voter.
Winston Churchill
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