26 janv. 2014
Life More: Features China Hong Kong Photo Here's The Hong Kong That Westerners Never See
Investment advisor and photographer Jonathan van Smit is one of the few foreigners who ever sees the dark side of Hong Kong. The New Zealander tells us by email: "I know some Western expats who never eat Chinese food, and who rarely venture outside their expat communities. They're here to make money not to experience a different culture. They live in a largely expat world, their kids go to international schools, their maids do the housework, cooking and shopping. I imagine that the more local parts of Hong Kong are completely alien to many of them."
-Business Insider
The rise of the military’s secret military
“Dude, I don’t need to play these stupid games. I know what you’re trying to do.” With that, Major Matthew Robert Bockholt hung up on me. More than a month before, I had called U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with a series of basic questions: In how many countries were U.S. Special Operations Forces deployed in 2013? Are manpower levels set to expand to 72,000 in 2014? Is SOCOM still aiming for growth rates of 3%-5% per year? How many training exercises did the command carry out in 2013? Basic stuff.
-Salon
The Story of the John Lennon Statue in Havana, Cuba
February marks 50 years since The Beatles first appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, igniting a global phenomenon. But when Beatlemania swept the world, communist Cuba resisted. Believing the Fab Four were the epitome of mindless, vulgar consumerism, Fidel Castro declared a nationwide ban of Beatles music in 1964. Cubans eager to experience the rock-and-roll revolution resorted to trading smuggled tapes of "I Want To Hold Your Hand."
-Slate
6 bonnes raisons de ne jamais se marier
Tout le monde n'a pas besoin - ou la volonté - de se faire passer la bague au doigt. L'auteur de I Don't Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Je ne sais pas: pourquoi admettre qu'on ne sait pas - à part quand on ne devrait pas) explique pourquoi.
-Huffington Post
This Famous Google Exec Quit His Job To Work In China — And He's Been Totally Blown Away By What He Found
For years, Hugo Barra was one of the most visible executives at Google. He was a product manager for its Android team. Every year at Google's biggest conference, Google I/O, Barra would show off Android's latest new features for the whole world. Then, in August of this year, Barra quit Google to work for a Chinese company. In December, he gave a talk in Paris about how utterly blown away he's been by that place.
-Business Insider
Your Distracted Driving Killed Me
Today you killed me. I was on my way to work when I
noticed your SUV slide into my lane in a three second blur before
everything turned to black. One second I was listening to U2, the next I noticed you looking down. Were you texting. Changing
your radio. Getting your coffee mug. Grabbing a beer? I’ll never know.
-M
North Sentinel Island – The World’s Hardest Place to Visit
It’s hard to believe that there are people in this world who have no idea about the internet or cell phones. These are tribes that are completely cut-off from global civilization and do not welcome any kind of contact from the outside world.
-Oddity Central
Les drones deviennent des jouets
Ce n'est pas un oiseau, ni un avion, mais peut-être bien le drone personnel de quelqu'un qui vole dans le ciel au-dessus de votre tête.
-La Presse
The Most Violent Sport On Earth
A mix, of rugby, soccer, american football, boxing, MMA and Greco Roman wrestling, Calcio Storico happens once a year in Florence, Italy. The 600-year-old sport is probably the most violent game you'll ever see.
-Digg
