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The Observer: Books of the year 2009
Was it Thomas Cromwell's machinations, a frustrated MP's diaries, or a novelist's treatment of his father's suicide? We asked a few people
WS Journal: The Best Online Tools for Personal Finance
These resources can be a huge help. Even better, most of them are free
Seth's Blog: Harvesting
I think 90% of all markets don't meet these standards, and given the choice, I'd avoid them
USA Today: The real 'fast-food nation'? Not U.S., survey says
About 44% of people in the USA say they like the taste of fast food too much to give it up, but 68% of people in Bulgaria feel that way
LA Times: Vegan wants ILVTOFU on license plate. 2BAD, state says
"It could be misinterpreted in a way that suggests that she likes something other than tofu"
Allison Arieff / NY Times: Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas
"[It may be that] I have decided an idea has no practical worth and would never be likely to be adopted seriously (like most of my ideas), but I like it anyway.”
FiveThirtyEight: The Obama Bull Market?
The NASDAQ closed today at 1,763.56, gaining about 2.5 percent on the day to achieve its highest closing price since November 4 (Election Day, natch)
Here & There — a horizonless projection in Manhattan
They're intended to be seen at those same places, putting the viewer simultaneously above the city and in it where she stands, both looking down and looking forward
Salon: Stop worrying about your children!
Kids today are just as safe as they were in the '70s, says "Free-Range Kids" author Lenore Skenazy, and what's really distressing is an alarmist culture that refuses to let them grow up
NY Times: The Science of Concentration
She recommends starting your work day concentrating on your most important task for 90 minutes. At that point your prefrontal cortex probably needs a rest
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Tracks of 2008
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As you read through our thoughts on the songs, you can legally download, stream, or watch videos of nearly all of them
FP Passport: U.S. metal band happy to help torture prisoners
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"I take it as an honor to think that perhaps our song could be used to quell another 9/11 attack or something like that"
Washington Post: Monkey Meat Is Confiscated at Dulles
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Customs officials searching the bags of an African man who flew into Dulles International Airport on Friday discovered three charred monkeys in his luggage, as well as deer meat and dried beef
NPR's All Songs Considered: The Year In Review: 2008
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2008 was less about innovation and more about getting back to basics: solid songwriting, with simple guitar lines, percussion, and stunning harmonies
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Jimmy Jam Johnson, the Classic-Rock DJ, Sufferin' a Nervous Breakdown.
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Hey, what can I say? 'Life's Been Good.' You think so, Joe? Gotta disagree. Take it away, bro ..."
Brad Haynes / WSJ Washington Wire: How Nixon Built His Cabinet
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Nixon: You know, basically, we don’t owe the blacks a damn thing anyway
Lifehacker: Best Of 2008: Best New and Improved Software of 2008
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2008's been good to technophiles who like their data in the cloud and accessible wherever they are
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