Food News and Notes

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A few victual related items for your Friday afternoon: 1. The fad of celebrity chefs making "runway food" to promote the conspicuous consumption of rich people that then gets celebrated like the 80s is stupid. Is Anthony Bourdain turning into a sort of modern version of...

But They’re Hanging With NERDS!

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Advanced analytics -- they're what you should use if you're interested in winning. But if you want to think that Calgary and Toronto represent better strategies for franchise-building than Chicago, go right ahead. ...junker in comments: My least favorite argument: Commentators who simultaneously argue that stats...

RBG Speaks

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A fascinating interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Jess Bravin (non-paywalled excerpts here.) First, of particular interest to me, is that she seems to confirm that the Court ducking the.

Seattle–First to $15

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A huge step forward in the minimum wage struggle was taken yesterday in Seattle, where a commission of labor and business members came to a general agreement on a $15 minimum wage for the city, making it the nation's wage leader. This isn't a total victory--it...

Torvald

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It's been awhile since LGM had a cat mascot. So allow me to nominate my cat Torvald, who turned 11 today (or yesterday if you are on the east coast)..

Bridging the Gap

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On Tuesday, I participated in the Fletcher School's "Bridging the Gap" idea fest.  Organized by Dan Drezner, the concept involved drawing scholars from a wide range of experiences into a conversation about the size, relevance, and tractability of the divide between policy practitioners and the academy....
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