[nonostantement #54] - zero taxes for amazon / china's real-estate bubble / the living paintings of roy andersson
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[In Italian] - Brunello Cucinelli: “Se dovessi perdere tutto, la sola cosa che vorrei conservare sono i libri”
"Le mie figlie hanno ricevuto in dono per il loro matrimonio mille libri ciascuna. Libri selezionati, che per me rappresentano molto. E anche con le mie nipotine ho già fatto lo stesso"Amazon Will Pay a Whopping $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits
"Those wondering how many zeros Amazon, which is valued at nearly $800 billion, has to pay in federal taxes might be surprised to learn that its check to the IRS will read exactly $0.00."China's housing glut casts pall over the economy
"China's real-estate bubble is the largest in human history, and despite years of warning signs, it has grown and grown, spilling over into the rest of the world."[In Italian] - le periferie di milano fotografate dagli adolescenti che ci vivono
"[...] In breve, diamo loro una macchina fotografica analogica con cui fotografare il loro quartiere. I migliori scatti—selezionati dai ragazzi stessi—vengono stampati in una fanzine che verrà messa in vendita nella nostra galleria Twenty14."[Video] - 'It's Not Easy Being Human' – The Living Paintings of Roy Andersson
"An investigation of the painterly influences of Swedish Director, Roy Andersson. From the Renaissance to the German New Objectivity. Andersson's career is entirely singular, making him one of the most original artists to ever work in cinema."[Video] - LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
"Sentient dairy products, werewolf soldiers, robots gone wild, garbage monsters, cyborg bounty hunters, alien spiders and blood-thirsty demons from hell - all converge in eighteen NSFW animated stories. Presented by Tim Miller & David Fincher."The Lonely Life of a Yacht Influencer
"Alex Jimenez (aka TheYachtGuy) might look like he’s comfortably residing in the lap of luxury on Instagram, but the truth is, he’s kinda lost at sea."thispersondoesnotexist.com
"This website automatically generates new human faces. None of them are real. They are generated through AI. Refresh the site for a new face."All the Bad Things About Uber and Lyft In One Simple List
"Here’s the latest evidence that Uber and Lyft are destroying our world: Students at the University of California Los Angeles are taking an astonishing 11,000 app-based taxi trips every week that begin and end within the boundaries of the campus."Google, Apple Called Out For Hosting Saudi Government App That Allows Men To Track Their Spouses' Movements
"Seems like this would be something that would go without saying: if you're an American tech company, don't willingly assist oppressive regimes in the oppression of their populace."Burning Man nixes 'Fyre Festival-style' camp that charged up to $100,000
"Burning Man CEO Marian Goodell revealed a number of changes to ticket sales and camp placement for Burning Man 2019, to be held in August, that were widely praised by attendees. And for the first time in the event's history, she publicly disinvited an entire camp."[In Italian] - Come nasce una teoria del complotto e come affrontarla, prima parte
"Comincia una nuova fase. Anche molti che finora erano distratti si rendono conto che c’è un problema. La domanda è: come affrontarlo?"How the tobacco industry targets young people with social media influencers
"Shady campaigns across Instagram and other platforms are trying to make smoking aspirational to millennials worldwide."What’s all this fuss about “digital detox” — and does it really work?
"Too much tech can be bad for you. Here’s what happens when people are left to fighting their own devices."How Silicon Valley Puts the ‘Con’ in Consent
"If no one reads the terms and conditions, how can they continue to be the legal backbone of the internet?"
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