This article, also published in the NYT, discusses this non-profit, Givewell. Givewell is focused solely on evaluating the effectiveness of other charities. Founded by two ex-hedge fund managers, it investigates, analyzes and rates the bang for your buck of a dollar given to a good cause. MM, TC, JB, you have no excuse now. Join [...]
Physics 101 Finally Becomes Interesting
This is wonderful. I particularly enjoyed the emails that were sent in.
Holiday Tipping
Lately there has been a lot of house talk over holiday tipping. While Gotham indexed, the New York Times provides some insight.
Slow News Day? Nope.
I’ve been touting to many of you some of the wondrous jewels found on the front page of my hometown newspaper, the Appleton Post-Crescent (created when the Appleton Post and the Appleton Crescent merged - go figure!), for quite some time.
Anyway, I thought I’d provide you with some gems from the PC over the past [...]
I Think I’m in Love
Not with a stripper, but with this guy, because he has no qualms about saying what the rest of us are thinking.
Campaigns are Lining Up to Steal Him Away
For those unfortunate few who were unable to partake in the wine/cheese/whine at the AFF event where Michael spoke on behalf of Huckabee on Wednesday, you’re in luck - there are a handful of clips posted to the Web courtesy of the Mitt Romney advocate. Although you won’t hear much from our esteemed housemate on [...]
Golden Suicides: More Interesting - and Cultured - than Britney/K-Fed Baby Mama Drama
As some of you know, during my trip to Albuquerque this past weekend, I accidentally left my O’Hare-purchased copy of Vanity Fair in the seatback pocket as I deplaned in Denver…and I was engrossed in an article that I wanted so badly to finish that I bought another copy for $4.50 in Denver. This post [...]
Kosha Boy
Crank That Kosha Boy? For serious?
Women at war
Where it matters most, the sexes are still different.
The cost of a thing
…and the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
