The Tyler Cowen

1. Two wildly different but interesting articles on North Korea, both from 38 North. The first is written like a travelogue and features an impossibly articulate Bangladeshi interlocutor. The second is a drier academic tract on NGO collaboration between the US and the DPRK.
2. More on BitCoin.

The Tyler Cowen

1. The silver-lining of destruction.
2. Cognitive bias in our appreciation of LeBron James. Via Marginal Revolution.
3. Stunning steam-punk. Via The Awesomer.
   

The Tyler Cowen

1. Kim Jong-il heads to China on his armored train again.
2. Incredible Lego diorama. Via The Awesomer.
3. The Bible in video-game form. Or at least content inspired by the Bible. Or at least not another Greek / Norse romp. Can't wait until Fox gets their grubby little mitts on this. 
4. Dennis Rodman is more valuable than Michael Jordan? Via Marginal Revolution.

The Tyler Cowen

1. Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly. Do you almost feel...like...Jesus...mutual respect?
2. David Ortiz getting hugs in NYC. Extremely feel good stuff.
   
3. Breakdown of a mashup, via Infosthetics.
4. A history of Christian Rock. Via Marginal Revolution.
5. Big Oil in today's economy.

The Tyler Cowen

1. Richard Branson shoots for the depths in a submarine named 'Virgin Oceanic.' Wasn't Oceanic the fictitious airline that got it all started on Lost?
2. How fast are professional athletes? Really. Effing. Fast. Via The Awesomer.
   

The Tyler Cowen

1. How has this slipped past my radar? This is truly the uncanniest valley I've been in.
   

The Tyler Cowen

1. Self-evidently, depressingly, hilarious. Via Marginal Revolution. 
2. How a new generation of tennis strings is changing the way the game is played. Via The Browser. 
3. Is the tone shifting in North Korea? 
4. An EXTREMELY dorky (but nonetheless interesting) description of the passive tense in English. Via The Browser. 
5. 360 degree interactive helicopter ride in Canada. Via The Awesomer. 

The Tyler Cowen

1. Huh. Via Marginal Revolution.
2. Alexander Ovechkin's drought. Via The Browser.
3. Argentinian Dancing with the Stars is hilariously, shockingly, sexy. The sounds the announcer makes had me in stitches. (NOTE: This is not something you should watch in the office.)