Author: Newley

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.

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Tomjanovich and Washington

“25 years later, all is forgiven: Tomjanovich, Washington move beyond ‘The Punch.’

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Saparmurad Niyazov

Here’s a funny column about Saparmurad Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s wildly eccentric president.

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Documentary update

Documentary film update:

  • “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” is an excellent film about the recording of Wilco’s fourth album, “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.”
  • “Sunshine Hotel” is a deeply depressing look at one of the last flop houses on New York’s Bowery.
  • “Grateful Dawg” is a fascinating film about the music Jerry Garcia and David Grisman created together.
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    Anti-malarial drugs

    In other news, here’s some interesting commentary on the risks and benefits of anti-malarial drugs.

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    Autism in Silicon Valley

    Could the increase in Silicon Valley autism cases be related to “geek genes”?

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    4.21 hot dogs per minute

    “You Have to Be in Good Shape To Eat 4.21 Hot Dogs a Minute.”

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    The U.S. and Rwanda

    “Bystanders to Genocide: Why the United States Let the Rwandan Tragedy Happen.”

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    Rocketinfo

    Rocketinfo is the best news search engine I’ve seen. (Regular search engines only index the Web periodically, but news search engines do so on a daily basis–often several times a day–and include links to newly-posted news items.) News.google.com, Daypop.com, and Pandia are good, but from what I can tell, Rocketinfo takes the cake.

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    “The Gulag Argumento”

    “The Gulag Argumento: Martin Amis swings at Stalin and hits his own best friend instead.”

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    Soccer news

    Soccer news: following a strong World Cup showing, the US men’s national team has been ranked ninth in the world. This marks the first time the American team has cracked the top ten.