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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
Feel good story of the day! A working class girl gets her PhD at community college, meets a math professor there who becomes her husband; he becomes a hedge fund billionaire, they give $500m back to the school to help keep education opportunity flowing. nytimes.com/2023/06/01/nyregion/stony-brook-university-gift.html...
Stony Brook University to Receive $500 Million, an Uncommonly Large Gift
www.nytimes.com
Gifts of that size are rare for universities. They’re even rarer for a public institution like Stony Brook, part of New York’s state university system.
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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
Why has Hollywood not made this movie yet? In 2008, the NY Philharmonic flew 300 Americans to Pyongyang to perform; the largest American presence since the Korean War. I am certain there’s a hook, and I’d love to watch it. nytimes.com/2008/03/02/weekinreview/02wakin.html...
A Major Event in a Strangely Minor Key (Published 2008)
www.nytimes.com
Looking back at the New York Philharmonic’s 48 hours in Pyongyang, what does Dvorak mean to North Koreans? Don’t look for a hint in any toe-tapping.
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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
Super curious if this guy @steverattner goes into the office every day or has ever talked to a woman. nytimes.com/2023/03/22/opinion/remote-work-salesforce-meta-working-from-home.html...
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Heath Fradkoff
Heath Fradkoff
@heath
His description of the American workday doesn't exactly scream "active father": 'Wake up, shower, breakfast, commute, spend at least eight hours in an office or a factory, commute home and maybe enjoy a glass of wine or a beer. Rinse and repeat, every Monday through Friday.'
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Gideon
Gideon
@gideon
I had a feeling he was a 70+ privileged white dude and was not disappointed. Also, first time I’m hearing it was older workers who embraced great resignation? No question Boomer leaders want RTO as they don’t feel like a leader unless they can tell people what to do in person.
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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
I'm making my way through this @jmooallem article, and it's slow and difficult and feels so necessary. nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/22/magazine/covid-pandemic-oral-history.html...
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Gideon
Gideon
@gideon
Thanks for sharing this. Started to read through, it’s going to take some time but was already struck by “we are a society of anecdotes without a narrative. The only way to understand what happened, and what’s still happening, is to acknowledge that it depends on whom you ask.”
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Sarah Oh
Sarah Oh
@sarah
Good to see an oral history archive on the pandemic be established. Rich material for literary non-fiction on these times, like something @CDLTaylor would write.
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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
Yo @gabor any idea why the bottom of my profile pic is cut off? I checked in my settings but all looks fine. #bugreport
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katherine maher
katherine maher
@katherine
Does anyone know a good baraat DJ for an Indian wedding in the Bay Area? We're wildly unimpressed with options thus far.
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Heath Fradkoff
Heath Fradkoff
@heath
My wife and I got married at a venue that had previously been an MTV Real World house. We felt confident that at least nothing WORSE could happen there
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Heath Fradkoff
Heath Fradkoff
@heath
hey @gabor - do I have to --> @katherine for her to see the follow-up reply/thread?
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Gabor Cselle
Gabor Cselle
@gabor
@heath we're working on showing the in-reply-to post above the current one. Sorry it's missing right now.
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