Weekly Filet #43: Exports to Mars. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
Are aliens buying Louis Vuitton handbags, the Economist asks. Here's the fact that might make you think they have a point: Adding up all imports and exports worldwide should bring you to zero. In 2010 however, the entire world exported $331 billion more than it imported. So - super-rich Aliens aside - why is that? The Economist has the full story.
→ Exports to Mars (The Economist)
Further recommendations
Stunning images of nature and the creatures that live in it. My favourites: 26 and 33.
→ National Geographic 2011 Photo Contest (The Atlantic)
A great essay, criticising object-focussed modern architecture and arguing we need more blind architects.
→ The Architect Has No Clothes (Guernica Magazine)
Their live shows are a blast, now Sigur Rós have released their first live record. Analyst's advice: strong buy.
→ Sigur Rós - Inni Live Stream (Soundcloud)
The Neo-Nazi murder series in Germany. The topic needs more comments like this one. (in German)
→ Wenn der Staat versagt (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
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