Godmorgen min ven, så mødes vi igen. Det er mandag og jeg har samlet en solid omgang lækkerier, du kan nyde i fred og fordragelighed:
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"He sings, he dances, he acts, and he’s not afraid to get silly in self-mocking comedy shorts. Drawing a line from Frank Sinatra to Jay Z, Justin Timberlake has become this generation’s master of ceremonies."
Smukke billeder taget af Hedi Slimane og selvfølgelig et velskrevet portræt af en af de største popstjerner, Justin Timberlake.
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"Wearing a simple white cassock, he declined to live in the papal apartment and chose instead to stay in a Vatican guesthouse so that he could continue to live in a community. He scandalized some Church traditionalists, washing the feet of female juvenile delinquents and expressing nonjudgmental compassion for gay priests, and treated everyone—even journalists—with infectious, sunny warmth, simplicity, and disarming candor."
Jeg skrev i sidste uge om paven, som sniger sig ud om natten for at snakke med hjemløse. The New Yorker spørger, om paven er ved at ændre opfattelsen af Vatikanet? Særdeles interessant. Men der skal satme heller ikke særligt meget sund fornuft til at opføre sig bedre og mere menneskeligt end de foregående.
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Annonse
"Once you've suited up your progeny in this thing, you'll received real-time information on your babe's position, breathing, temperature, sleep status, and future SAT scores on your phone."
11. Fear Alone Time. Mentally strong people enjoy and even treasure the time they spend alone. They use their downtime to reflect, to plan, and to be productive. Most importantly, they don’t depend on others to shore up their happiness and moods. They can be happy with others, and they can also be happy alone.
"Yet however overheated his rhetoric, Karzai is personally charming and has the ability to win over even his critics. During our evenings together, he took pains to assure me that he still believed in democracy and that he enjoyed Western newspapers and movies, particularly British ones. He also spoke about his love for the British royal family, recalling that Prince Charles once invited him for a weekend in Balmoral: “He is a good man: tremendously hospitable . . . Camilla an excellent lady.” As far as he was concerned, he had not changed his position; it was his allies who had let him down."
Et godt portræt af Hamid Karzai, der må have et af de sværeste diplomatiske jobs i verden: Præsident for Afghanistan.
The Art of Japanese Knife Design - hvis dugår op i mad (og grej) og vil lære lidt om, hvorfor knive fra Japan er ekstraordinært gode.
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Selvom jeg langtfra er nogen designer, elsker jeg alligevel vellavede produkter og løsninger. Designmanualer er ret sjove, og her er et par tearsheets fra en slags design 101-bog af John Rolfe fra 1975.
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"Dr. Darish Mozaffarian and his colleagues decided to pore over 27 studies from 10 different developed countries that looked at the retail prices of food grouped by healthfulness. Across these countries, it turns out, the cost difference between eating a healthful and unhealthful diet was pretty much the same: about $1.50 per day."
Annonse
Spis sundt. Det hjælper din krop og det koster ikke ekstra.
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Hvis du er på udkig efter læsning til dig selv eller bøger at forære væk i julegaver, har New York Times lavet en liste over de 100 bedste bøger fra året der gik. Så meget at læse, så lidt tid.
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Det var alt for i dag, tak fordi du kiggede med. Jeg er tilbage i morgen og indtil da må du passe på dig selv. Husk at købe julegaver i god tid. Og at det er tanken, der tæller.
Jeg kan love dig for, at jeg har meget på hjerte. Men det kommer jeg ikke til at blande ind i min karriere. Det er ikke professionelt interessant for mig at udtale mig om ting. At jeg selv mener en masse i det private … fair snak. Men den snak kan jeg tage med nogle venner.
