I found this chart in The Economist to be astounding when I see the changes in GDP shares of the G7 versus the Brics. It’s striking evidence of the shift in purchasing power from the G7…
Looks like Electronic Arts is not only playing fast and loose with Dante’s Inferno (according to the NYTimes.com) but with Sony and David Jaffe’s games series, God of War. I can’t speak for that…
From The Just and the Unjust by James Gould Cozzens. I am aware of this quote from my copy of The Practical Cogitator (page 115). It’s a great quote from a great anthology:
“In the present,…
On the Shortness of Life, by the Roman philosopher Seneca, is not just a great “book” on how to not waste our lives. it is also something I would recommend to anyone starting a career. Seneca…
The U.S. Government looked to tax soft drinks to decrease consumption, saying it was a signifigant contributor to obesity. Soda manufacturers did not want that and countered by saying that…
I have no idea if this works or not, but Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools recommended it, and that’s good enough for me. If you have to deal with alot of snow, don’t like snow blowers, and find…
– that I watch “The Hangover” and “500 Days of Summer (“500″). Eventually I watched the first (and loved it) and now the…I love the covers done at the BBC Live Lounge. Here’s another one:
This song hasn’t been out long, but already I’ve heard a few covers of it. No wonder.
For years I have had a recipe for carrot soup that I have enjoyed making. It has a fair amount of butter, but it is delicious and still fairly light. For my carrot soup recipe, I have the…
I love smart new bands that can refresh and recreate older music and make it their own. Nouvelle Vague is such a band. blogTo wrote about them being in Toronto recently, and this lede into the…
Over at John Hamilton’s Life and Times blog is a great post on the stages or emotions you go through when moving from one place to another. As John says:
So you might know about the seven…
Food.about.com has not only a great video on how to make packzkis, but they also have a good video on how to make another polish food:
Pierogis.
If you like traditional Italian dishes like…
The New Yorker has great examples of artists using the Brushes application for the iPhone/Touch, such as this one.
The works are brilliant in themselves, and an impressive display of how to…
This one is pretty obvious. The email says:
Dear customer
We regret to inform you that your Bank of America Online Account
has been temporarily suspended.
Your account has been suspended…
Thanks to Bakers Journal for a great article (and photo) of a great Polish desert: paczkis! (“pronounced “poonch-key,” “pooch-key” or “punch-key”). According to this article,
“on the…
