After an almost 2 year hiatus, it’s time to revive this series, although I’m not yet sure if it’s going to be weekly again.

• 10 Lessons From Real-Life Revolutions That Fictional Dystopias Ignore
  Ignoring artistic license, there are some interesting points here regarding real life revolutions.
• Enter Pyongyang
  An interesting video about the normally extremely secluded DPRK.
• How ISIS Works
  Some background information on organization, finances, etc.
• Life in Ulaanbaatar’s tent city is hard
  A nice piece on the tent slums of Ulaanbaatar.
• Tunisian street art - in pictures
  Amazing pictures from the “Djerbahood” project.
• How quitting my corporate job for my startup dream f*cked my life up
  IMHO one of the more reasonable startups pieces I read lately.
• In Maryland, a Soviet-Style Punishment for a Novelist
  The times they are a-changin’…
• “Music is a weapon” – Alec Empire on Digital Hardcore
  A good read not only for ATR fans.
• Khartoum: the most selfish city?
  This article certainly enhanced my limited understanding of Sudanese issues.
• Stir crazy
  The SEA Globe writes about the Thai prison system.