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  1. Erm ... why is this news story worthy of the BBC's already stretched resources? goo.gl/kxKDI about 15 hours ago via Silver Bird
  2. Really wonderful photo-essay of holiday tours to North Korea in @AsiaLitReview goo.gl/5lZAV #browsings @thebrowser 6:57 AM May 28th via Silver Bird
  3. @davidedgarwolf p.s. and I read the last Prospect cover to cover in my garden over the weekend. Dawkins, Gray, Self, Jenkins ... good stuff! 3:07 AM May 28th via Silver Bird in reply to davidedgarwolf
  4. @davidedgarwolf I saw Moonrise Kingdom last night, thought it was terrific. Good to see the shiny head of Philip French approves too 3:05 AM May 28th via Silver Bird in reply to davidedgarwolf
  5. Sheryl Sandberg address to class of 2012 ... careers no longer hierarchical "ladders" but jungle gyms goo.gl/Dx1vD 2:32 AM May 27th via Silver Bird
  6. Not everyone's cup of tea, but Tariq Ramadan interesting on Islam in the West on #fivebooks today goo.gl/Bc29K 2:45 AM May 25th via Silver Bird
  7. Daniel Dennett, the philosopher of mind and all around legend, on "secret atheists". Fascinating throughout goo.gl/a1rLM 1:20 PM May 24th via Silver Bird
  8. Very excited that Aung San Suu Kyi is coming to Oxford for Encaenia (honorary doctorate) in June – her first trip to England since 1988 10:14 AM May 24th via Silver Bird
  9. My #fivebooks chat with novelist Nick Harkaway (and John le Carré's son) on living in the digital world goo.gl/te2Li 6:33 AM May 23rd via web
  10. Why do some books survive the "tooth of time", and others just look as if they might? goo.gl/jM4AL #browsings 10:19 AM May 22nd via Silver Bird
  11. Peter Hessler: "I wouldn't understand the value of [translating Middle English] until ... I moved to China and began to learn Mandarin" 1:08 AM May 21st via web
  12. Applying to join the Communist Party ... a (video) love song that will touch your red red heart. goo.gl/UI54q 7:30 AM May 18th via Silver Bird
  13. Today on FiveBooks, I talk to science writer Philip Ball on the unusual origins of #curiosity. goo.gl/l51dJ @naturenews @prospect_uk 2:55 AM May 18th via Silver Bird
  14. Wonderful wide-angle view of #censorship by Salman Rushdie at @PageTurner. Perfect lunchbreak read goo.gl/taMsy #browsings 5:34 AM May 16th via Silver Bird
  15. Good list of authoritative, readable new books on China from @eosnos ... dangerous combined with Amazon one click. goo.gl/nYFt8 5:29 AM May 16th via Silver Bird
  16. Julia Lovell tells me about the #Opium War and its legacy of humiliation for China, still felt keenly in Beijing today. goo.gl/ASpxY 2:10 AM May 16th via Silver Bird
  17. Working from home: a listicle in today's G2. "Let's face it – you're going to eat a lot of biscuits." 1:06 AM May 16th via Silver Bird
  18. 南方周末采访了我的父亲：infzm.com/content/75117 还有关于东欧历史的一部分被审查了。。。 1:54 AM May 14th via Silver Bird
  19. Travis Bickle meets Mickey Mouse. Another great video find from @thebrowser. Stick with it goo.gl/MCNMw 11:04 AM May 13th via Silver Bird