June 2012
21 posts
“In the 51 years since President Kennedy took the oath of office, Republicans...”
– Bill Clinton Warns About Supreme Court Ruling Against Obamacare - The Daily Beast
“When the world began to think of New York City as a crime-riddled sewer, Ephron...”
– Nora Ephron, a great New Yorker—John Podhoretz - NYPOST.com
“Once again we are led to wonder if these numbers are evidence of collective...”
– EconoMonitor : Ed Dolan’s Econ Blog » Fourteen Minutes a Day: What the Great Recession has Done to the Way We Spend our Time
“In the east, China, its growth model unsustainable, could be underwater by 2013,...”
– EconoMonitor : Nouriel Roubini’s Global EconoMonitor » A Global Perfect Storm
“Without really understanding the concept, it turns out that what I was doing was...”
– How To Predict The Future
“I find the whole throwing of the axe at vampires to have an eerie credibility,”...”
– ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’: Seth Grahame-Smith on Its Real-Life Origins - The Daily Beast
“We believe that the government should trust that Silicon Valley entrepreneurs...”
– Federal intervention could slam TV biz, analyst warns - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
“The real key to happiness. Or at least a key to happiness. More than money,...”
– The Key to Happiness; Penguins Also Can’t Stand the Heat - Technology - The Atlantic Wire
“The program costs about half as much per inmate as a regular jail. This may be...”
– Political Private Practice - NYTimes.com
“Unlike the school playground, the marketplace is kind to misfits.”
– Schumpeter: In praise of misfits | The Economist
“The strongest criticism came from William O’Brien, the chief executive of the...”
– Nasdaq Plan Comes Under Fire at Industry Conference - NYTimes.com
“The I.P.O. window is gone, literally gone because of this I.P.O.,” he said.”
– Nasdaq Plan Comes Under Fire at Industry Conference - NYTimes.com
“All of which leaves riders wondering why Amtrak has spent so much effort...”
– Amtrak Wi-Fi: The silent, hash-tagged screams | The Economist
“Over all, the picture for America in 2012 bears a stunning resemblance to the...”
– This Republican Economy - NYTimes.com
“The joy of postmodernist/hysterical realist lit is how playful and perverse it...”
– Et tu, Mr. Destructo?: ‘The Crying of Lot 49’
(This is profoundly evocative writing. Full stop.)
“It was a crazy night … I don’t even think I’ve thrown a...”
– Santana throws first no-hitter in Mets history | Fox News
“Let me make this very clear,” a visibly angry God told reporters. “I have no...”
– Borowitz Report 