Day 1,747: dour, lurk

Compared with 12 months ago, let alone the go-go years, the mood in China is dour. Although industrial production perked up in March, consumers are depressed, deflation lurks and many entrepreneurs are disillusioned.

Xi Jinping’s misguided plan to escape economic stagnation

Artwork of the day 
Douro
Julio Resende
Date: 1999
Style: Expressionism
Genre: figurative

Word of the day 
dour: (usually of a person's appearance or manner) unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious:
lurk: to wait or move in a secret way so that you cannot be seen, especially because you are about to attack someone or do something wrong:

Quote of the day
“Oh, Professor Lyall, are you making a funny? It doesn’t suit you.”
The sandy-haired Beta gave Lady Maccon a dour look. “I am exploring new personality avenues.”
“Well, stop it.”
“Yes, my lady.”
― Gail Carriger, Heartless