What I Learned Today

2010

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September
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July
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May
April
March 1

2009

June 16
May
April
March 4
February
January

2008

June 26
May 15
April 30
March 29
January 53

2007

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January
Which will you elect Miss Rheingold? This was an ad...
Jan 31st
did you just double dip that chip?
Jan 31st
Because regular cigarettes won’t kill you fast...
Jan 30th
World's most recession-proof economy? The...
Jan 29th
Rogue trader lost $7.2B for Société Générale. Here’s...
Jan 29th

too legit to quit

Remember back in ‘96 when MC Hammer declared bankruptcy with about $14M in debt? Well those...
Jan 29th
“I started The Sartorialist...
Jan 28th

you down with MHC?

Just read this interesting article in Time Magazine about how romance is linked to smell. We...
Jan 28th
pro bowl tight end (& fellow Berkeley grad)...
Jan 27th
this story still blows my mind: woman finds 7...
Jan 27th
“There’s been a few times when people have said, ‘I...
Jan 26th

Cloneburger - at a supermarket near you

Have you heard? The FDA recently approved meat and milk from cloned cattle, swine, goats, and their...
Jan 25th

$600 for you to jumpstart the economy!!!

There’s a new plan in town - a stimulus package that will give $100B in tax credits for an...
Jan 25th
Speaking of McDonald’s… it recently announced...
Jan 25th
“One of the environmental groups in the US just completed a...”
— Al Gore, in his talk with Bono...
Jan 25th
When McDonald’s introduced ice cream to its franchises...
Jan 24th

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal

Know who he is? Well you should. He’s the “Arabian Warren Buffett” (per Time...
Jan 24th
Did you know there’s an enormous island of trash twice...
Jan 23rd
Jan 22nd

What happened today?!

It began yesterday, when international stock markets plunged due to the global lack of confidence in...
Jan 22nd
“The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in...”
— Anna Wintour in response to...
Jan 18th

exchange rates & the dollar's decline

So you’ve heard about the dollar’s decline. You know it’s now equivalent to the...
Jan 18th
i enjoy these. via three potato four
Jan 18th
Zimbabwe introduces 10 million dollar note! ...
Jan 17th
Watch Watch
Just ran into my buddy Phil. He’s doing some really cool stuff.
Jan 17th
“..it’s tragic that Kenya - a country I thought could...”
— Wangari Maathai, the 2004...
Jan 17th
Natalie Portman’s totally vegan shoe line in...
Jan 17th
East Coast Coachella. I’d be pretty stoked for this if...
Jan 16th

I propose

that when giving directions, we indicate to which street or avenue the location is closest. For...
Jan 16th
a small collection, by austin-based...
Jan 15th
Waterfalls Coming to East River - Gothamist —...
Jan 15th
“In April, Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa,...
Jan 14th

yuck: fish bladder in beer, bugs in...

A scintillating 3 hour brunch yesterday at David’s Bagels (best bagel shop in the East Village...
Jan 14th
“Most people don’t realize that Warhol is the...
Jan 12th
A fast-food quarter-pounder costs $3, and...
Jan 11th
Second Life is banning unregulated banks from...
Jan 10th
how much is that doggie in the window...
Jan 10th
7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaq’s - New...
Jan 10th
new to new york?
Jan 10th

Foodflation

You may not have noticed, but food prices are increasing. And don’t be surprised if they...
Jan 9th
i made a 3-D version of this for amir for...
Jan 8th

Unemployment up to 5%

The numbers are out.. Unemployment rose to 5% in December (up from November’s 4.7%). Though...
Jan 8th
très interesting article comparing today's US...
Jan 7th
In online trading, the market predicts a 64% chance of a...
Jan 7th
Why I’m long on cork. First, Griffin started making...
Jan 6th
Give Wildlife a Hand cool ad campaign for World Wildlife...
Jan 5th
one investment management firm’s 2007 stock returns...
Jan 5th

90% of big ocean fish have been fished!

It’s true. A study reported in 2003 accounting for 47 years of data shows that only 10 percent...
Jan 5th
BBC List: 100 Things We Didn't Know Last Year
Jan 4th

B.Y.O.B.

Did you know that Americans throw away 100 Billion plastic bags annually and only 1 to 2 percent get...
Jan 3rd
happy new year indeed
Jan 2nd
Year in Review
Jan 1st