Archive for December 1st, 2010

All linky, all the time.

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Jason Kottke has a link up to Give Me Something To Read’s Best of 2010 list.

I was previously unaware of “Give Me Something To Read“, which looks like an interesting attempt to combine two things; a regular blog of interesting articles, and a way to send links to those articles to a mobile device for later reading.

I have my qualms about the list itself, specifically the number of articles from The Atlantic and Mother Jones. But there are a couple of pieces on it that interest me; Jon “Them” Ronson’s Guardian article on criminal profilers, and Luke Dittrich’s Esquire article on the brain of Henry Molaison.

(Regular readers of WCD know that neuroscience in general is one of my interests, and the Molaison story in particular fascinates me.)

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“…a lurid demimonde”?

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

We have previously noted the problems of Albert Trummer and Apothéke in NYC; Mr. Trummer likes flaming drinks, and that has brought him some unfavorable attention from the local authorities.

Today’s NYT has a longer article about the goings-on at Apothéke. In addition to Mr. Trummer’s troubles with the law (there was another alleged incident involving fire in October, but Mr. Trummer denies the charges), Mr. Trummer and his partners have had a falling-out, complete with charges of physical violence and wrongful imprisonment.

I do so love a good soap opera, and if it takes place in the world of cocktails, that’s even better.

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