Friday Links
It takes a megalopolis
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1 min readJun 23, 2017
- Stalk us on Medium, Twitter, and Facebook. We don’t mind. In fact we’re excited by the idea.
- Much like half-assed criminals, KSA, UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain have an over-the-top list of demands for Qatar today. (Al Jazeera)
- The Brexit vote was exactly a year ago. And what a ride it’s been! In particular, a downward ride for the pound as it’s one of the worst-performing currencies in the world. (Quartz)
- A reminder that the Gulf has no monopoly on modern forms of indentured servitude. (USA Today)
- An authoritative take on the special elections in the US. (McSweeney’s Internet Tendency)
- The Grenfell Tower fire didn’t happen out of nowhere; it was the result of a deep societal failure. (Jacobin)
- Marriage in China isn’t what it used to be — to the point that spouses are paying good money to disrupt adultery. (The New Yorker)
- The ancient world was quite colorful, in all the ways you can interpret that. Popular culture should recognize this. (Hyperallergic)
Dane A. Wisher is based in Brooklyn.
