Hi. I'm Newley Purnell. I cover technology and business for The Wall Street Journal, based in Hong Kong. I use this site to share my stories and often blog about the books I'm reading, tech trends, sports, travel, and our dog Ginger. For updates, get my weekly email newsletter.
Then perhaps you’d be interested in these first class airplane seats. They’d look cool in your livingroom, perhaps, but at 1500 bones, the comfort-to-price ratio might be a bit skewed (which is not unlike actually flying in first class, if you ask me).
“Oak Island, part of Nova Scotia, is home to the legendary ‘Money Pit,’ a pit supposed to contain buried treasure but also ingeniously booby-trapped to flood with sea water. The Money Pit site and history are famous amongst treasure buffs and cryptology buffs alike, because the site was famously discovered after some encoded maps and documents were deciphered. Lots of info out there, of course, but the new detail is that the current treasure hunters who own the site are selling it off.”
This one’s for you, Becky*:
*Animal-related posts have proven quite popular here at newley.com. Not only did Becky recently make a special plea for more animal kingdom-related content, but in one of the best comments on this site to date, one Teri R. elaborated on her domestic squirrel-rearing habits.
Thanks to Charles M. for passing along this sweet photo. Do these kids have the coolest parents ever? Heck yes!
Dear Meatheads at My Gym:
Yes, I’m talkin’ to you, fellas: you guys who talk loudly and incessantly and enthusiastically about your fantasy football teams:
Please view this graphic and let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Newley
P.S. Thanks for the inspiration and the image, Mr. Sun.
Ryan Clancy, in a USA Today op-ed: “Che Guevara should be scorned — not worn.”
BBC:
Aerospace giant Boeing is attempting to break the world record for the longest non-stop passenger airline flight.
A Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner jet is due to take off from Hong Kong at 1030 local time (1430 GMT) and will arrive in London on Thursday at 1330 GMT.
The 23-hour flight will cover about 12,500 miles (20,300 km), taking the plane over North America rather than the shorter route to London via Russia.
Boeing hopes to challenge arch rival Airbus with its new long-haul jet.
The map above shows a sampling of 100 selected visitors to newley.com today. I’m happy to see that my incoherent ramblings are being enjoyed by readers on all six of the earth’s habitable continents.
But while I see the fine folks in North America, Europe, and Australia are well-represented, there are lessons to be learned: I need to do a better job of reaching out to the citizens of South America, Africa, and Asia. I shall try. I shall certainly try.
In my most recent Gridskipper post, I point out a harDCore couple on a mission to visit every Starbucks in the DC area.
By popular demand, here’re some photos from Heartburn Fest 4 that Wendy and I took. (If you missed my earlier post about the party, here’s an explanation.) I had a fantastic time.