Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin

Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin: This splendid, intrepid, and thoroughly original marvel goes on my top 10 list for 2014. Most interestingly, in this day & age of facebookesque over-sharing, Emma Larkin has no web page to refer to, such is the nature of her work. P.S. Emma Larkin on pen names.

I have so much more to say about Finding George Orwell in Burma, but alas, I am in the midst of overseeing the final touches to the Spanish translation of Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual, and must (must!) finalize two podcast interviews, one with historian John Tutino, the other with Mexican writer, editor and translator Rose Mary Salum. Stay tuned. And meanwhile, all thinking people, dear readers, go get yourself a copy of Emma Larkin's Finding George Orwell in Burma. And if you don't know who George Orwell is, get your 1984 here.

More links:
> Top 10 Books Read 2013.
> Recommended Literary Travel Memoirs

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Cyberflanerie: Creative, Crappy, and Consternating Public Policy Edition

Burning Man's UAV aka Drone Policy
Uyy, this is so 2013.

Is the Fourth Amendment Now Illegal? Alex Tabarrok both wisely and alarmingly asks.
(For those of your rusty on your Fourth Amendment, read ye up.)

It's 1984 in New York City. I am genuinely surprised there has not been more outcry about Mayor Bloomburg's aggressive misuse of the police force against citizens. More than kind of reminds me of what historian Stanley Ross said of Porfirian Mexico, that the so-called "necessary man" made Mexico "safe for the right people."

The comments are the best part of this NYT article about one Spanish mayor's solution to the dog poop problem. Very 1984-ish, too, but hilarious and effective!
P.S. Nothing beats Mutt Mitts. Come on, grocery bags are disgusting.

The Contrary Farmer on organic GMOs (Spinach good, fish genes bad?) Rather eye-crossing.

Can these children please grow up and sue somebody (preferably not their parents)?

Seth Godin on No Decisions, No Responsability

To end today's thoroughly downer of a post, here is a positive thoughtoid. If you don't like the looks of your house, you will feel ever so much better after looking at these.

More anon. 

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