The Yacoubian Building

Just finished reading it and loved it. Here is the wikipedia entry

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Posner versus Thaler

Here, Here, Here

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Maids (at the pool) in Lebanon

...right as you’re about to jump in the pool, the resort manager approaches and tells you to stay out of the water because “people are not used to the sight of workers swimming.” .... at least one resort Asian and African workers are allowed to swim in the sea but not in the pool, because “not all people like maids to swim with them in the water.”

The full article is here

Thanks to EJ (AKA, the "Z")

Older posts on the same subject: here; here; and here.

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The best book I've read this year

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I think one should read The Feast of The Goat first (even toough Junot Diaz does not seem to like Vargas Llosa's book; too nice to Balaguer?)

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Journal for rejected papers

So far only in math. (found on MR). The first time I heard the idea of a journal for rejected papers was 15 years ago from Alberto Cassone.

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Cheesecake factory

Here is an article. I went there twice and found it disgusting. The second time was to see how my parents would react. You should have seen my mom's face when they brought her a salad which could have fed 15 people.

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The 4th most expensive city in the world

Here

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My first job and then scholarship

Here, the second is here

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Easterly on Collier

here
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Restaurant prices

Prices of the buffet at Massaya (Here is the menu with prices):

• Adults: $33;
• Children between 15-10: $20;
• Children between 9-4: $15;
• Nannies: $20!!!

Micro 101 question: Why do nannies pay less?
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prices

Off to Beirut (for one month)

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