Saturday, 8 June 2013

HWR-7

I had a choice between writing another long and winding philosophical discourse on the nature of the human mind on one hand, and putting up a Weekly Round-up on the other. Laziness wins hands down.
  1. Facebook's IPO was much talked about before it came out and is much maligned now after falling from the lofty heights of expectation. Some people made a lot of money.
  2. The Great Gatsby evoked mixed opinions on aspects such as the casting, the use of 3 D and the interpretation of the original book. My favourite review.
  3. Stephen Fry nearly killed himself. Seriously.
  4. The best review of Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In. A tad over-critical maybe but excellent analysis overall.
That's it for now. I am going back to that long and winding article once more. Stay tuned.

1 comment:

  1. I enjoyed reading all links. I appreciate your choice of sharing write - ups. Keep it up!

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