Just six days after
Just six days after its release on iTunes, a record-breaking 33 million people have already listened to the album. Eddy Cue
Records Breaking
To jump and break
To jump and break the sound barrier will not be a mere record breaking experience or another extreme event that ends once the mission is accomplished. Felix Baumgartner
Market moralities and mentalities–
Market moralities and mentalities– fueled by economic imperatives to make a profit at nearly any cost– yield unprecedented levels of loneliness, isolation, and sadness. And our public life lies in shambles, shot through with icy cynicism and paralyzing pessimism. To put it bluntly, beneath the record-breaking stock markets on Wall Street and bipartisan budget-balancing deals … Read more
It’s now come out
It’s now come out just before his record-breaking 100-meter dash, gold medalist Usain Bolt ate at McDonald’s. Apparently he timed his meal so when the race started he would have exactly 9.63 seconds to get to a toilet. Conan O’Brien
The record-breaking extreme weather
The record-breaking extreme weather events causing chaos across the globe should be a wake-up call. The transition to a low-carbon economy will be much more painful if we wait until there is a climate crisis before recognising that more than half of the world’s fossil fuel reserves will have to remain in the ground. Christiana … Read more
During the 1999 debate
During the 1999 debate over Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China President Bill Clinton said, ‘In opening the economy of China, the agreement will create unprecedented opportunities for American farmers, workers and companies to compete successfully in China’s market. WRONG: Our trade deficit with China has increased from $83 billion in 2001 to a record … Read more