"It was this kind of sturdiness that I loved about it. No nonsense. It made me think of one of those MTA workers that emerged from tunnels wearing their orange vests and their gloves. It had something that was truly just like New York." https://t.co/z1jiVTXXEq
London remembers Jimmy Lai and the Apple Daily 7. One of a series of transatlantic illuminations on the eve of the Lunar New Year - and the most shameful Olympics since the 1936 Nazi Olympics in Berlin.
Breaking News: The women’s professional tennis tour said it was immediately suspending all tournaments in China in response to Peng Shuai’s disappearance. Shuai said last month that she was sexually assaulted by a top member of the Chinese government. https://t.co/yFnvMKf2jW
"When you meet something that is very strange that you haven’t met before, instead of being scared of it, try to connect with it." https://t.co/mcJ34w4OZI
or 3 copies of Eternals
"it’s so fast, you’d be able to download nearly 80,000 movies in just one second"
Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed
https://t.co/DrEX92AGD5
Ppl want to move back to NY; SF less so
"Rents have jumped nearly 20% in NY this year, compared to less than 5% in SF — a discrepancy that may be fueled in part by the number of remote tech workers in the Bay Area who have sworn off the city altogether."
https://t.co/eIguiJn6q9
as expected 👊
"The actor, one of the biggest movie stars in Asia, may be an unfamiliar face to mainstream American audiences, but in his first Hollywood role—something he’s reportedly been searching for since 2005—he practically runs away with the film."
https://t.co/CwklGVHF84
'It was very new at the time to hire external designers. Now, all the brands are doing collaborations. We’ve been doing that for over 150 years.'
The Enduring Haute Couture of a 466-Year Old Kimono House
https://t.co/66X5Ccl7LK
'...Malaysian mom-and-pop investors Thursday set up their own @Reddit group....The day after the BursaBets group was set up, [@TopGloveCorp] stock rose more than 8% on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange'
@GameStop phenomenon spreads to Malaysian glove stocks
https://t.co/yDoXa3SVwq
“I had to think that every time I take my camera out of my bag, it is like drawing a sword to combat indifference, injustice and discrimination and trying to get rid of stereotypes.”
#RIP https://t.co/1pNpKSDKhi
"We are grateful to the #Singapore government for making the aviation sector a priority in the country's vaccination exercise."
@SingaporeAir hopes to be world's first fully-vaccinated airline
https://t.co/dvguGGECeG