https://www.mrporter.com/daily/three-classic-books-every-man-should-reread/1439AvatarRoger KintOct 30, 2016
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarThe 11 best books for beginning investorsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - John Szramiak,Generally, the most successful people in the world are also voracious readers. This is also true of the most successful value investors. Both Warren Buffett (who used to read 1,000 pages a day when he was starting out) and Charlie Munger (who often advises young investors to “develop into a lifelong …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarHow I bought a condo in San Francisco for $268,000verified_publisherMarketWatch - Sally FrenchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — San Francisco is America’s poster child for unaffordable city living: The median value of homes rocketed from $670,000 …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatar‘Spy House,’ a Decrepit Reminder of Betrayal, Sits Empty in New Jersey (Published 2016)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Filip BondyMONTCLAIR, N.J. — Amid the 75 houses inside the oak-lined, no-outlet neighborhood, a single home stands unoccupied, a celebrity eyesore. Inside the house, the baseboards have been torn from the walls, with wires visibly protruding. The back deck is deteriorating, and the foundation may be pitched …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarAn eyewitness account of the horrific attack that destroyed Black Wall Streetverified_publisherVox - German LopezIn the early 20th century, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was home to one of the wealthiest black neighborhoods in America — a neighborhood so well-off that it earned the moniker "Black Wall Street." But in just a couple of days in 1921, a white mob bombed and burned down the community, brutally killing hundreds …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarI went from multimillionaire to broke overnight — here's how I reinvented myselfverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Written by John Rampton,Just because everything in your life is running smoothly right now doesn’t mean that that’s going to last. You may dream of starting a new business. You could move across the country. You fall in and out of love. You lose a loved one. In other words, life happens and it completely turns your life …
AvatarRoger KintFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘The Nasty Terrible T-KID 170’: New doc on one of NYC’s greatest and most legendary graffiti writersdangerousminds.netWorld-renowned graffiti artist, Julius Cavero aka T-KID 170, began his “career” in the mid ‘70s tagging under the name “King 13” for gangs The Bronx …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarThe woman who captured NYC’s graffiti gangsverified_publisherDAZED - Amy NewsonLegendary photojournalist Martha Cooper started documenting the New York graffiti scene in the 70s, when it was still considered an ‘underground phenomenon’. She was introduced in the late 70s to Dondi, one of the most significant graffiti artists of the movement and the ‘king’ of one of New York’s …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarDisney sued for replacing American workers with foreignersverified_publisherCNN - Sara Ashley O'BrienDisney just got hit with two class-action suits. Leo Perrero and Dena Moore say they were illegally replaced by foreign workers. Both were laid off from their IT jobs at Walt Disney World in Orlando in January 2015. They were told they had 90 days to train their replacements: Foreigners on H-1B …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarSarah Palin's American lobotomy: The Republicans keep making us dumber, and not even Stephen Colbert can save usverified_publisherSalon - By Sophia A. McClennenThis last election cycle has revealed an increasing divide over how segments of the population understand political issues. According to Pew, “Partisan polarization – the vast and growing gap between Republicans and Democrats – is a defining feature of politics today.” The problem is not simply …
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarBig Pharma’s worst nightmareverified_publisherThe Guardian - Sarah BoseleyJamie Love has spent years battling global drug companies, unshakable in his belief that even the world’s poorest people should have access to life-saving medicines. Is it time that our own government listened to him? | Sarah Boseley
AvatarRoger KintAvatarAvatarFirst Obama Came for My Gunsverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Zack BornsteinFirst Obama came for my guns. Then he came for my knives. Then he came for my dinette set. Then he redecorated the whole place. First Obama came for my guns. Then he came for my knives. Then he came for my dinette set. Then he redecorated the whole place. It's lovely. He even fixed the downstairs …