June 2008
70 posts
Hedonic Man →
Tversky died of cancer in 1996. Kahneman won the Nobel Prize in economics in 2002, and is an emeritus professor at Princeton. Between them, they rattled the role of reason in the pantheon of human…
THE SCIENCE OF HUMOUR | More Intelligent Life →
The study of laughter has entered mainstream psychology. Anthony Gottlieb reads the reports—and a new book on the history of jokes—and finds much to chuckle over .
Isn't It Funny? - The New York Review of Books →
Most ancient theorists, from Plato and Aristotle on, saw jokes as an expression of superiority, humor as “mockery and derision,” and laughter, therefore, as “a slightly spiritualized snarl.”
TREND HUNTER Magazine - Trend Spotting, Cool... →
Smashing Pumpkins - Hope
Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » Army Of... →
Conceptual Trends and Current Topics →
We were both struck at how improbable current events would be to anyone in the past, and how incapable we are at expecting the improbable in the future.
Obama, McCain make strong bid for Latino votes →
Obama’s campaign appears eager to seize the moment: It is marshaling Latino leaders such as Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to stump for the candidate.
The Smart Set: Man Overboard - April 30, 2008 →
“Men crave dignity and fulfillment, and when they cannot attain those, they become unhappy, quarrelsome, small-minded, blowhards, overintellectuals, chauvinists, cowards, dopers, abstainers,…
AP is a SVP, FTW!
I have never had good cuban food until now.
Calling all prophets, seers, prescients and forecasters…your services are needed. Also, congrats Twitter on the funding. Now Twitter n …
Just saw the coolest program promo for Fox’s FRINGE before THE SIMPSONS.
Brunching w/ the a few of the von Rangels.
Arming Obama - WSJ.com →
With his two Purple Hearts, three tattoos and spoiling-for-a-fight attitude, Sen. Jim Webb is emerging as the Democrats’ point man on two of the most profound matters facing the electorate this…
Obama’s War Chest Drives a 50-State Strategy -... →
Obama added seasoned hands to his advertising team, a multifaceted television campaign would grow beyond its large presence in 18 states â with future commercials possibly running on big national…
Lander Finds Ice on Mars, Scientists Say -... →
Pictures beamed 170 million miles to Earth from the Phoenix lander atop Mars’s northern polar plain erased any doubt about the presence of ice, they said.
Coffee & market segmentation make for a hot morning.
Where is my mind by the pixies is optimal exit musix.
A quarter of my facbook friends are in a bar in Venice.
There is nothing like the smell of brand strategy in the morning.
Bloomberg.com: Former Bear Stearns Fund Managers... →
Bear Stearns Cos. former hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were taken into custody at their homes this morning over their roles in the collapse of two funds that ignited the…
The Early Word: Obama Opts Out of Public Financing... →
âItâs not an easy decision especially because I support a robust system of public financing of presidential elections,â Mr. Obama said . âBut the public financing of presidential elections as…
Work, Then Party →
News: Who’s more conservative, plastic surgeons or brain surgeons? We tabulated presidential giving to see whether a donor’s occupation can predict which party will get the money.
I am posting by instant message.
http://www.isbarackobamaamuslim.com/
More change we can believe in...
Me: i wonder how obama would change the social scene in d.c.
Unnamed Esquire: the scene has markedly improved since two years ago
Me: im really glad to hear that. when in doubt, i always seek legal counsel.
ABC News: Clinton's Message Man on Why She Lost →
In a GQ.com exclusive, Mark Penn, former chief strategist for Senator Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, gives his postmortem to GQ correspondent Lisa DePaulo. In a wide ranging Q&A, Penn talks…
Green.view | Why does Berkeley have so many... →
Ignore, for a moment, whether green consumerism is a contradiction in terms. Pass over the question of whether these products actually deliver the benefits they promise. Who buys themâthe rich, the…
Broadcom Co-Founder Pleads Not Guilty to Charges -... →
Henry T. Nicholas III, the co-founder of the chip maker Broadcom, pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal drug and securities fraud charges.
Goodluck Greenfield.
The Nissan GTR is a miracle of capitalism.
TV Land Award Show - 2008 Opener →
TV Land Award Show opener is interestingly meta.
So, watching the TV Land Award Show…there was a Golden Girls reunion and Sophia wasn’t on stage. Is she dead? What a downer.
Money: How Superman lost his power -... →
Henry T. Nicholas III was once the superhero of Orange County’s CEOs. He could knock off 27 pull-ups, operate for days on almost no sleep, and inspire Broadcom Corp. engineers to crank out chips that…
Television - The Emmys - The Political Primaries... →
The campaignâs television season began in earnest in 2007 and the narrative grew so compelling that many viewers who got addicted during the writersâ strike never returned to shows like ABCâs…
merkley??? - Birthday #41 Self-Portrait on Friday... →
Postscript: Tim Russert: A Passion for Politics:... →
He wanted the zing of confrontation but was always careful to withdraw at a certain point, the better not to cross the line between tough and hostile in the viewerâs eyes.
Spanish-language media key to victory with Latinos... →
John McCain was kicking up his general election advertising war â on Spanish-language radio.
The new Democratic establishment | Who's who in... →
A guide to the main players in Barack Obama’s aspiring administration
The whole of Orange County is shining like a national guitar (ask Paul Simon).
Best birthfortnight activities ever
Hi From Work →
Illegal LA | Illegal Immigration In LA | VBS Video →
Illegal LA - Immigration Laws Across LA Series launches June 18 on VBS.TV Get emailed when new episodes of this show air The âdebateâ over illegal immigration in the United States has always…
EL HOMBRE ARANA - Ryan McGinley Gets Hoodwinked... →
Ryan McGinley Gets Hoodwinked at the Mexico City Zoo
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