March 2010
98 posts
Robert Reich: Fraud on the Street →
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Monday it had begun an inquiry into two dozen financial companies to determine whether they followed accounting practices similar to those recently disclosed in an investigation of Lehman Brothers.
Where on earth has the SEC been?
It’s now clear Lehman Brothers’ balance sheet was bogus before the bank collapsed in 2008, catapulting the...
How Old Are You? →
According to this weird “real age calculator” I am 1.4 years old and will live til I am 99.6. Yikes. That’s alot of life left to live.
Daily Om →
Our thoughts are powerful forces in the creation of our experience of life. You may be able to recall a time when frustration that was based on a misunderstanding completely evaporated when your understanding changed. This is because our interpretation defines our experience, and it can change in an instant. Our only true reality is the present moment, so rather than merely accepting that...
“The problem on Wall Street is cultural and nothing will ever fix it. We’re...”
– John Carney (via soupsoup)
Cheerful. But, seriously, we should be majorly concerned about what is going on on Wall Street. Matt Taibbi has done a series of reports for Rolling Stone breaking down the Wall Street mess in layman’s terms…and basically portraying America’s smartest...
Conan O’Brien To FOX Virtually Confirmed →
soupsoup:
bunch:
Depending how you read this headline it either means (a) that Fox and Conan are close to consummating the very deal that NBC was trying to block way back when they promised him the Tonight Show and created their latest late night mess or (b) they’re working on some sort of virtual/CG version of his show, hopefully featuring him as a 10-foot tall blue-skinned ginger (which...
“As kids, we say stupid things, and because there’s not a record of it, nobody is...”
– Christopher Poole in NYT interview with Nick Bilton. This is one of the most thought provoking quotes on online identity / privacy I have come across in a while.
(via mikehudack:continuations )
“Even though I am sometimes perceived as a bitch or a witch, the office...”
– from If You Have to Cry, Go Outside. (via kellycutronequotes)
I’m going to buy her book tomorrow. Kelly Cutrone kicks ass.
People Are Freaks. →
Condoms: Now Available in Extra Small →
You know, for the sexually active 10-12 year olds.
“This is an important lesson to remember when you’re having a bad day, a bad...”
– from If You Have to Cry, Go Outside (via kellycutronequotes)
Watch12 Angry Mascots sold another video to Atom.com! This one is about the highly topical March Madness Office Pool. With a twist.
Watchsoupsoup:
brooklynmutt:
In an attempt to gain all the rights corporations enjoy, Jon Stewart launched “United Jonco International.”
Brilliant.
WatchAnother installment of Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and his guest, Ben Stiller.
“When you get the blanket thing you can relax because everything you could ever...”
– I Heart Huckabees (via davidfuternick)
Isn't This...Child Porn?
MTV announced it will premiere new series The Hard Times of RJ Berger on June 6 at 11p directly after the MTV Movie Awards. The 30m, 12-episode scripted comedy follows the life of 15-year old RJ Berger, an awkward teen who gains a glimmer of confidence after his anatomical gift is revealed to the whole high school.
Bear With Me, Please.
I’ve been debating whether or not to write this post for the past 48 hours. It might make some people uncomfortable, including my own family. It makes me uncomfortable. But that’s why I want to write about it. So, here it goes.
My grandfather died on Sunday morning after many years of being sick and several months of getting sicker. But I’m not sad. In fact, I’m...
Daily Om →
The journey that each human being makes through earthly existence can have hardship as often as it is touched by joy. When we encounter adversity, the stress we feel can erode our optimism, eventually convincing us that the issues we face cannot be overcome. In truth, there is no situation so dire, no challenge so great, and no choice so bewildering that it cannot be overcome. Though we may...
