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The Dickensian Aspect January 26, 2011

1. An inheritance saga worthy of the Victorians is taking place in Hong Kong, as the four families of casino billionaire Stanley Ho stake their claims to his fortune.

2. Brooklyn vegetarian goes to White Castle on an anthropological mission.

3. n+1 puts together one of the better bits of theorizing about video games.

4. A pitcher for the Royals decides to retire and forgo $12 million in guaranteed money because

“When I signed my contract, my main goal was to earn it,” Meche said this week, by phone from Lafayette, La. “Once I started to realize I wasn’t earning my money, I felt bad. I was making a crazy amount of money for not even pitching. Honestly, I didn’t feel like I deserved it. I didn’t want to have those feelings again.”

5. A long story about what it’s like to work with Julian Assange. Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times, kisses and tells.

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