Jonathan Friedland - Curiosities https://jonathan-friedland.com/category/curiosities/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:32:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Grenada, A Slow Start, a Chancy Future – New York Times – 1984 https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/grenada-a-slow-start-a-chancy-future-new-york-times-1984/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grenada-a-slow-start-a-chancy-future-new-york-times-1984 Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:12:14 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=381 The Reagan Administration, Having Invaded, Tried to Make Capitalism Work. It Didn’t

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]]> Argentina is a Land of Many Faces, Fixed By Plastic Surgeons – WSJ https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/argentina-is-a-land-of-many-faces-fixed-by-plastic-surgeons-wsj/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=argentina-is-a-land-of-many-faces-fixed-by-plastic-surgeons-wsj Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:10:58 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=378 In Buenos Aires, people wear their new noses proudly, sometimes with bandages

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]]> In Disposable Diaper Wars, Brands Want to Clean Up https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/in-disposable-diaper-wars-brands-want-to-clean-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-disposable-diaper-wars-brands-want-to-clean-up Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:06:49 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=376 P&G and Kimberley Clark duke it out over babies’ bottoms in Brazil

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]]> Oviedo Fails to Conquer, But Still Hopes to Lead https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/oviedo-fails-to-conquer-but-still-hopes-to-lead/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oviedo-fails-to-conquer-but-still-hopes-to-lead Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:05:15 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=374 A Paraguay Coup Goes Completely Wrong in a Wildly Operatic Way

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]]> Once Poor, Chileans Jet About Investing, Annoying, Investing https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/once-poor-chileans-jet-about-investing-annoying-investing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=once-poor-chileans-jet-about-investing-annoying-investing Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:04:19 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=372 Chile has become a major investor in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and locals hate them

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]]> In Punte del Este, Argentines Resort to a Lot of Whining https://jonathan-friedland.com/2021/11/10/in-punte-del-este-argentines-resort-to-a-lot-of-whining/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-punte-del-este-argentines-resort-to-a-lot-of-whining Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:03:18 +0000 https://jonathan-friedland.com/?p=369 Argentines flock to Uruguay’s vacation hotspot every January and spend time bitching about each other

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