Category Archives: no value added

Edit: links should now be fixed such that wanting to read about immigration doesn’t forward you to a story about spies, etc. Thanks to the Yorkshire Ranter for the tip! All right, now for the more fun stuff. These are … Continue reading →

There were really three stories that were universal this year, and so I wanted to compile a list of things I read on those topics where I felt like I was learning something new or interesting, before opening up to … Continue reading →

And here is the rest of the interesting stuff I read on the internet this year. This post has the good stuff. History and Narrative Japan’s Rent-a-family Industry Elif Batuman in the New Yorker writes about the Japanese rent-a-family industry, … Continue reading →

Here are some interesting things I read on the internet this year. This post is going to contain writing about news and politics, while historical pieces, personal narratives and fiction are going to be in the next post. Maddeningly inconsistent … Continue reading →

Here are the most interesting things I read on the internet this year, in an annual version of “No Value Added”. As you know, reblog does not imply endorsement, etc. The News If you get on China’s ‘blacklist’, you can … Continue reading →

Here are interesting things I read on the internet this year, in an annual version of No Value Added History “I thought I was smarter than almost everybody” Shaun Walker in the guardian tells the story of the broken life … Continue reading →