Aw ni ce, Dɔgɔkuntigiw! Nin kunnafonisɛbɛn in kɔnɔ:• The Big Read: Kings League, n’o ye ntolatan daminɛ ye min bɛ ka bonya teliya la, min bɛ ɛntɛrinɛti dɔn, o bɛ fɛɛrɛ nɔgɔlen ta ka ɲɛsin pro sports ma• Tech Culture: Yala techies minnu bɛ farikolojɔli dumuniw fɛ, olu bɛ se ka dɛmɛ don ka Sweetgreen kisi wa? • Ka fara o kan, Ladilikanw—an ka dɔgɔkun pop ladamu bɛ sugandi: “Real Vikings,” “Kutchinsky’s Egg” ani “Sirat”Patrick Collison, Silicon Valley mɔgɔ minnu ka di kosɛbɛ, olu ye kuma dɔ fɔ min dimina kosɛbɛ nin dɔgɔkun in na kunnafonidilaw kan — ani mun na a bɛ iko a bɛ tekinoloji ni tekinoloji ɲɛmɔgɔw ɲɛfɔ cogo wɛrɛ la ka tɛmɛ fɛn bɛɛ kan ani mɔgɔ tɔw bɛɛ kan. « Bɛnbaliya caman bɛ kɔnɔna dramu ni masaso kɔnɔnafiliko bɛ jateminɛ kɛ jɛkulu suguya caman na cogo min na. N bɛ se k’a fɔ cogo min na, nin ye sirako ye kosɛbɛ : an bɛ jɛkulu dɔw ka sitcom kɔnɔ mɔgɔ dɔw dɔn nka an tɛ jɛkulu dɔw la, ka yɛrɛ barika bonya lock-in effects da », Collison y’o sɛbɛn twitɛri kan. “Mɔgɔ bɛ se ka fanga kɛlɛw mɛn cogo di Chevron walima Sɛnɛko Minisiri la?”Uh, a jɛlen don. Chevron ye sɛgɛn ye, a ye tɔn ye min man di kosɛbɛ baarakɛyɔrɔ la min bɛ wuli ni fɛn caman yeli ye, wa a ɲɛmɔgɔba y’a kɛ a ka cidenyabaara yɛrɛ ye k’a ka tɔn ɲɛminɛ ni hakilisigi ye min tɛ fɛnba ye.San caman kɔnɔ, Mike Wirth y’a ka fɛɛrɛ ɲɛfɔ ka kɛ Chevron ka kapitɛni ye ko “kapitali kololi,” wa kabini a ye baara ta san 2018, a y’a yɛrɛ di musakaw tigɛcogo ma ani ka Chevron ka wariko bonya. A ma sosiyete ka bolomafara kɛ fɛn ye min bɛ wuli : A wulila 49% a ka fanga kɔnɔ, ka tugu S&P 500 (147%) ni a ɲɔgɔnna gɛrɛgɛrɛw i n’a fɔ Exxon (72%) fila bɛɛ kɔ. O bɛɛ n’a ta, Chevron y’a latigɛ san 2023 k’a ka sariyaw kɔrɔta walasa Wirth ka to baara la ka tɛmɛ sosiyete ka lakɔlibila san wajibiyalen kan. Wirth nisɔndiyalen don ka kɛ dull ye, ani Chevron fana nisɔndiyara o cogo kelen na. Silicon Valley mɔgɔ si t’a fɛ ka kɛ i n’a fɔ Mike. A fanba la, bɛɛ b’a fɛ ka kɛ i n’a fɔ Collison, mɔgɔ min ma diɲɛ tɔnba kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenba dɔ jɔ dɔrɔn san tan fila kɔnɔ — ka wari bɛ taa cogo min na dugukolo kan, a bɛ siri kokura — nka a y’a yɛrɛ di fana ka politiki hakilila kura dɔ laseli min jigi bɛ Ameriki jamana kɔnɔ politiki sira caman kan. I n’a fɔ Collison, u bɛ nafa ni fanga nege don u la, wa u tɛ siran ka tugu u kɔ cogo yelen na.Silicon Valley kɔnɔ, bɛɛ b’a fɛ ka fɛn kura kɛ. U b’a fɛ ka fɛn duman da, i b’a dɔn, fɛn funteniman, fɛn kura — o cogo la, u bɛ mɔgɔw hakili sama minnu bɛ kunnafoni di...kibaruyaw kan. Wirth ni tuluba tɔw t’a fɛ ka kɛ mɔgɔ kuraw ye ani ka kɛ fɛn kura ye. Tumu kɔrɔlen don—a kɔrɔ yɛrɛ la. An bɛ miiri petoroli la tiɲɛ na dɔrɔn ni gɛlɛya dɔw bɛ yen tuma dɔw la — i n’a fɔ Iran kɛlɛ — o kɔrɔ ye ko an bɛ se ka wari caman sara o la. Nka an y’an jija kosɛbɛ petoroli ka to a cogo la tigitigi fo an banna fɛɛrɛ kuraw ma minnu bɛ se ka kɛ a nɔnabila ye, o bɛ se ka wari bɔ an na, wa, i b’a dɔn, ka dugukolo bali ka wuli ka kɛ Turki jisigiyɔrɔ ye. Walasa k’a ka kan di Collison ma, n hakili la, a bɛ kuma tilennen fɔ cogo min na, coverage dɔɔnin bɛ kɛ ka ɲɛsin fédéral gofɛrɛnaman ka yɔrɔ nafama caman ma. Nka o kɔfɛ, mɔgɔ caman minnu bɛ tekinoloji kɔnɔ, olu ye u yɛrɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ kosɛbɛ salon, tuma min na kunnafonidilaw y’u ka cɛsiriw ɲɛsin DOGE ka fɛɛrɛ suguya caman ma, minnu tun bɛ fédéral ka baarakɛda caman kɔnɔ.Ni Silicon Valley ka mɔgɔba dɔw b’a fɛ ka kunnafonidilaw hakili sama dabila, o tuma na, u bɛ se k’a jateminɛ ka sigi o fɛn kɔrɔ in na, min bɛ mɔgɔ sɛgɛn—o kɔrɔ bɛna kɛ ko u bɛna wari dɔgɔya ani ka fanga dɔgɔya. Jagokɛyɔrɔw! Mun wɛrɛ bɛ bɔ nin dɔgɔkun in na...• Angletɛri jamana na, jamana ka papiye wari miirili kokura, o jigira ka kɛ sɔsɔli ye warabilenw ni wuluw cɛ. • A bɛ iko Amazon’s Whole Foods yɔrɔ dɔw b’u ka maganw yɔrɔ dɔ bila “kaso” dɔ la, butiki sonyabagaw kama. O bɛ ne kabakoya, hali n’a y’a sɔrɔ n sɔnna a ma tiɲɛ na ko ka makɔnɔni kɛ Whole Foods sogofeereso la, tuma dɔw la, o bɛ kɛ i n’a fɔ kasobon. • New York Times ye San Luis Obispo ka ɲɛnamaya sɔrɔ! • Harvey Weinstein y’a fɔ Hollywood Reporter ye ko: “Ne b’a miiri ko ne lamininen don,” k’a ɲɛfɔ Rikers Island kasoden tɔw bɛ a minɛ cogo min na. “U bɛ na k’a fɔ ko: ‘Weinstein, wari dɔ di n ma. Weinstein, i ka avoka di n ma.’ ‘Weinstein, nin kɛ. Weinstein, o kɛ.’” A bɛ fɔ kosɛbɛ i n’a fɔ, i b’a dɔn, ka kɛ Hollywood ɲɛnabɔbaga ye. • NBC ka ɲinini kura dɔ y’a jira ko Amerikikaw b’a miiri hali bi ko Repibilikikaw ka fisa ni koɲɛw ɲɛnabɔli ye i n’a fɔ jamanadenw ka bɔnɔgɔla ani kojugubakɛlaw k’a sɔrɔ Demokaratiw bɛ se ka barokunw ɲɛnabɔ i n’a fɔ kɛnɛyako. A lakalicogo dɔ laan ka waati jirali, nka, ɲinini in y’a jira ko Amerikikaw farala ɲɔgɔn kan pewu, ko parti jumɛn bɛ se ka sɔrɔko ɲɛnabɔ ka ɲɛ — wa u b’a miiri ko hakilina si tɛ numan fɛ ni numan fɛ AI ko la. • Ɛntɛrinɛti jago ka jiginɛw minɛcogo jamaba fɛ, n’a bɛ fɛn damadɔw bɔ kɛnɛ kan, fɛn caman fɔli cɛma, o y’a to u laseli gɛlɛyara. • McKay Coppins, min ye o Mitt Romney ka ɲɛnamayasɛbɛn ɲumanba sɛbɛn san 2023, a ye san kelen kɛ sisan dɔrɔn i n’a fɔ “wasakɛla min tiɲɛna.”• Felicissima!—ka ɲɛsin nin Wall Street Journal barokun ma: “The Espresso-Chugging, Wine-Guzzling Italian-Americans Who Took Down Team USA.”. • Phillip Picardi, n’o tun ye Out gafe ɲɛmɔgɔba ye, ale de ye ɲɛmɔgɔba kura ye ani Playboy ka fɛntigiw ka tɔnba ɲɛmɔgɔba. A ka jiginni bɛ ne bila, n’o ye cɛnimusoyakɛla ye, k’a ɲininka cɛya tilennen, finmanw ka batoso barikama wɛrɛ jumɛnw bɛ se ka ɲɛtaa sɔrɔ cɛnimusoya bolodalen fɛ: Hooters, laala — walima n’a sɔrɔla U.S. Senate. • Cambridge Iniwɛrisite kalanden dɔ min ye kalan kɛ ka ban, o ye sɛbɛnw sɔrɔ lakɔliso ka gafemarayɔrɔ la, minnu ye yeelen kura nafamaw bɔ, Ameriki ni Angletɛri ka binkanni Irak jamana kan, o ma ɲɛ cogo min na. Nin ye maana ye dɛ—o ye seereya ye dɛ, min b’a jira ko gafemarayɔrɔ kanubagaw bɛ se ka muɲu! Ani, an bɛ to ka politiki ni mɔgɔw jateminɛ cogo min na Moyen-Orient jamanaw na, o jiracogo ye dɛ.—Abram Brown (abe@theinformation.com)Weekend’s Latest Stories The Big Read Big Read Big Read Sudden Death, Giant Dice, Internet Spectacle: Kings League Exports New Pro Sports ModelSan saba daminɛ in ye sɔrɔ caya siɲɛ fila san kelen-kelen bɛɛ kɔnɔ, k’a ka ntolatan remix min bɛ ɛntɛrinɛti kan, o bɛ taa Erɔpu ni Ameriki Saheliyanfan bɛɛ la. Marka minnu bɛ i n’a fɔ Netflix, olu ka di a ka fɛɛrɛ bonyalen ye dɛmɛni na. Investisseurs (waridonnaw) tɔgɔw bɛ yen i n’a fɔ Aryeh Bourkoff’s LionTree. Next stop: the States.Tech CultureYala Protéine-Obsessed Techies bɛ se ka dɛmɛ don ka Sweetgreen kisi wa? Restoranɛ cakɛda in bɔnɛna a ka fanba la fɔlɔ, wa o de kosɔn, a ɲɛmɔgɔba n’a sigibaga dɔ Jonathan Neman kɔngɔ bɛ Silicon Valley ka kɛnɛya jamaba la. Lamɛnni: “Vikings lakikaw” I hakili bɛ waati dɔ tɛmɛnen kɔfɛ, tuma min na bɛɛ tun bɛ Romɛ kɔrɔ ko la kosɛbɛ ni maloya tɛ wa? Ayiwa, n bɛ yan k’a fɔ ko an k’an ɲɛsin Kristo-kafiriw kulu wɛrɛ ma, minnu ye joli-minɛbagaw ye, minnu bɛ mansamara jɔ — o ye laɲini ye min bɛ kɛ kɔfɛ, n b’a dɔn, nka o cogo de bɛ kɛ n’i ka kurun jan binna Dyflin ni Hlymrekr cɛ. “Vikings lakikaw” b’a ka kɛlɛcɛ tɔgɔlamɔgɔw bila yɔrɔ wɛrɛ la i n’a fɔ u ka ca ni jamaba ye min bɛ taa-ka-segin, k’u ka seko sɛgɛsɛgɛ kurunbokari, ɛntɛrinɛti ani jago la. O seko suguw ye dɔ fara u ka bonya kan ani u ka jago siraw koloni caman kan, minnu caman tora dugubaw ye (i n’a fɔ Dyflin ani Hlymrekr—Dublin ani Limerick, olu kelen-kelen bɛɛ). A dabɔra cogo min na, lakalibaga Iain Glen (Ser Jorah min bɔra “Game of Thrones” la) b’a janto kosɛbɛ u ka seko la ɲagami na, ale fana, a bɛ Vikingw tɔgɔ da ko Hells Angels of gruel-and-chainmail Europe. O seriyali bɛ na ni mankan kɔrɔlenw ye ani fɛnw labɛnni ye ka bɔ Noiser fɛ, n’o ye podcast studio ye min sinsinnen bɛ tariku kan, n’o fana ye “Titanic: Ship of Dreams” kɛ, n’o ye san 2025 hit ye. Ni “Real Vikings” ye, Noiser min sigilen bɛ Lɔnduru, o bɛ ni podcast sugu ye min bɛna tulon kɛ kosɛbɛ kɛrɛnkɛrɛnnenya la denbaya ka sira taama na ni mobili ye min falen bɛ denmisɛnninw na minnu b’u mago don waati tɛmɛnenw na minnu falen bɛ joli la, i n’a fɔ Terry Deary ka “Horrible Histories” gafew ye mɔgɔw bɔnsɔn tɛmɛnen dɔ nisɔndiya cogo min na.—Abram BrownReading: “Kutchinsky’s Egg” by Serena Kutchinsky In the go-go late ’80s, Kutchinsky ye siko kɛ k’a ka Knightsbridge biyefeereso tigɛli kɛ ko ye min ka bon kosɛbɛ yɛrɛ — fɛn min bɛ i n’a fɔ Cartier — ayi, fɛn min bɛ i n’a fɔ Fabergé. Subtlety tun tɛ Kutchinsky ka tulon ye. Walasa ka fɛn caman tigɛli in sama, a y’a latigɛ ka Fabergé ka bolonɔbila motif bonya ka tɛmɛ tɔw bɛɛ kan, ka kɔnɔ min dilannen don ni kabakurunw ye, o ka bon ni kɔnɔ tɔw bɛɛ ye: objet d’art min dilalen don ni sanu ye, n’a janya ye mɛtɛrɛ 2 ye, n’a datugulen don ni Barbie-pink diamant ba caman ye. Wa miniti kelen kɔnɔ, Argyle Library Egg ye diɲɛ bɛɛ hakili sama, a ye se sɔrɔ Kutchinsky BBC ni “Today” jirali la ani hali ka kɔnɔ in sɔrɔ ka jira jirali dɔ la Lɔnduru Victoria and Albert Museum la. Kunnafonidila minnu tun bɛ ka caya, Kutchinsky y’a jateminɛ ko a bɛ se k’a feere a ka kiliyan basigilen dɔ ma, i n’a fɔ Brunei Sultan. Wa ni ale tɛ, n’a sɔrɔla Malcolm Forbes, zurunali bɔbaga min ka bon ni ɲɛnamaya ye, n’a tɔgɔ bɔra ko Fabergé ka fɛnw lajɛlenba dɔ tun b’a bolo. Walima o bɛ se ka kɛ o crass, sanu-dibi la, dugukolo feerela min bɛ dugu sanfɛ ka taa a fɛ: Donald Trump. O si ma kɛ: Tiɲɛ na, mɔgɔ minnu tun bɛ Maltese falcon nɔfɛ, olu ye nisɔndiyaba sɔrɔ o totem na ka tɛmɛ Kutchinsky kandelila ka sɔrɔ a ta la. A denmuso, tubabu kunnafonidilaw Serena Kutchinsky, b’a fa ka ɲɛnamaya n’a ka haminanko lakali “Kutchinsky ka kɔnɔ” kɔnɔ, wa a y’a sɛbɛn cogo min na ale fana binna o kɔnɔ in ka sɛgɛn kɔrɔ san tan caman a fa salen kɔfɛ, k’a daminɛ a yɛrɛ ka ɲininiw na walasa k’a nɔfɛ san caman kɔnɔ a tununnen kɔ jama ɲɛ na.—A.B.Watching: “Sirāt”With most studio minnu bɛ wasa ka taa a fɛ walasa ka u ɲɛsin hakililata ma minnu bɛ se ka da u kan, kabako ye ko kura ye sinemasow la. Wa o ye “Sirāt” feereli kunbaba dɔ ye, n’o ye Ɛsipaɲi filimu ye min bɛ kuma fa dɔ kan min b’a denmuso tununnen ɲini rave dɔ la Maroko: I tɛ se ka fɛn bɛɛ fɔ abada nin filimu in kɔnɔ, n’o ye filimu ye min bɛ kɛ fɛn ye min bɛ mɔgɔ ɲɛnajɛ, a fan dɔ ye hakilijakabɔ ye mɔgɔ ka kuntilenna kan (silamɛya la, Sirāt ye dancɛ ye jahanama ni alijinɛ cɛ). N’a sɔrɔ “Sirāt” bɛ don sira minnu fɛ, olu bɛɛ tɛna diya i ye—muso dɔ ye n sama ka bɔ kɛrɛfɛ k’a sɔrɔ n tun bɛ sanuyaso makɔnɔ filimu kɔfɛ walasa k’a fɔ n ye ko a “ma” a tanuli sɔrɔ. Walima a bɛ se k’a kanu i ye—cɛ dɔ min bɛ ne ka ɲɛnajɛso kɔnɔ, o ye jɔlen to a la, wa Oscarw y’a tɔgɔ fɔ diɲɛ filimuba ɲumanba ye. Nka siga t’a la k’a bɛna to ka jateminɛ kɛ, wa dɔgɔkun fila o yelen kɔfɛ, ne ma se ka ɲinɛ o kɔ.—Catherine Perloff

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