Sữa Đá, Sữa Đá [#67]
Xin chào from Da Nang!
I am so hopped up on Vietnamese iced coffee right now, since I almost never drink coffee. But when in Rome, er, East Vietnam...
Reading
The news crisis is actually four separate crises. Michiko Kakutani's review of Comey's book. Paul Ryan's legacy, yikes. Japanese woman apologized for getting pregnant "before her turn" (ht Friend Anna). Environmental research shows segregation harms everyone. A conversation between two writers that was filled with truth bombs. All the bad news about Trump keeps getting obscured by other bad news about Trump. When all your dating advice comes from an evangelical Christian church. The stunning amount of sodium in Pepperidge Farm bread. A sperm whale died with 64 pounds of plastic trash in its belly. Korean television's slap happy uses of food. A happy ending to a hilarious story of hotel hijinks.
Werk Werk Werk
Lessons from the failed Leap Day Deal with North Korea. South Korea's ex-president gets 24 years in the slammer. On my mentor, Marty, who first told me about Sinclair Broadcasting. Love for Luna on her first birthday.
Listening/Watching
Hidden Brain's episode on the value of "deep work." Finally saw Call Me By Your Name. Now playing a lot of its soundtrack over and over when it doesn't bum me out too much.
Recommendations
It is really helpful to get the "WTF Just Happened Today" newsletter, whether you're in US time zones or not. For me it's a roundup of all the things that happened while I was sleeping, which is pretty breathtaking as a single digest.
Aaaaanyway, let's hope we're all still around next week.
I leave you with this:
Seriously though - to peace in the Middle East,
Elise