Mid-Week Reads - The Best of Politics, Economics, & Ideas

Here's my dose of interesting reads for the rest of the week.

• When getting rich is not glorious. (Analects blog;
  Economist) 

• China’s about to find out how hard it is run an aircraft carrier.
  (Foreign Policy)

• Daughters of the brothel. (AlJazeera) Do not forget to watch the video! 

• Britishisms and the Britishisation of American
  English. (BBC)

Today is Google's 14th birthday; check the fun stuff below.

• 10 fun facts about Google.
  


• Another set of 50 fun facts.

• Top 10 animated Google doodles.