Over the next year, we became another local story about the quiddities of fate, the heartless absurdity of life in the big city.

接下来的一年，这座大城市又多了一个展现命运反复无常和生活荒诞无情的故事。

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Whether it was his intention or not, Mr Berendt exposes Venice as a self-absorbed and heartless city.

ECONOMIST: Venice

"Heartless" thieves have stolen the wheels from vans used by Wolverhampton City Council's Meals on Wheels service.

BBC: Wolverhampton Meals on Wheels vans targeted by thieves

To prove he is not just a heartless theorist, he has helped to found a charter school in Miami, catering to inner-city children.

ECONOMIST: Listening Jeb Bush