When readership began dropping among younger demographics, they didn’t innovate. When new media technologies began emerging in the early ’90s, they didn’t innovate. When Craigslist began eating their lunch and fucking their […]
Our man in Bananastan
By Jeff Huber Truth is truly stranger than fiction. Graham Greene’s 1958 spy novel Our Man in Havana told a tragicomic tale of false intelligence crafted to suit the needs of a […]
Global Carbon Project says 2007 CO2 emission higher than worst-case IPCC estimate
The Global Carbon Project (GPC) released its Climate Trends 2007 update, and there’s some sobering news within the latest update: The concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was 383 parts […]
Who you gonna call? Nonproliferation busters!
As you’ve probably heard by now, the nuclear deal with India has been signed and sealed –- but not yet delivered: Congress still has to ratify it — by the Nuclear Suppliers […]
Quotabull
I think blogs are dedicated to cruelty, they’re dedicated to dishonesty, they’re dedicated to speed. — Buzz Bissinger, author of “Friday Night Lights†and other bestsellers, castigating blogs on HBO’s “Costas Now”; […]
The Weekly Carboholic: US coal exports boost electricity prices and China's CO2 emissions
According to the New York Times, the U.S. has begun exporting coal to countries like Japan, Germany, India, and China. In the process, our domestic coal prices have risen more, percentage rise, […]
Saturday Video Roundup: whiskey tango foxtrotting around the world in roughly 15 minutes
In today’s special edition of SVR, S&R asks a critical question: what the fuck is wrong with you people? Let’s start here. While we watch, will somebody get Drs. Phil and Laura […]
China, toys and the tragedy of xenophobia
Over the past two months a tragedy has been playing out in Europe and the US. Mattel, the world’s largest toymaker, has recalled more than 20 million of their products, including Fisher […]
China to stress economic growth over arresting global heating
According to Deutsche Welle this morning, the official Chinese position on economic growth and global heating is that economic growth trumps global heating. “There is especially no research that details the economic […]
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