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Jon Steward on the Quality of Financial News Reporting

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A Feature that you don’t have in your car

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Mr. Gibbs (Obama’s press secretary) said, the president was particularly impressed by the many phones inside the presidential limousine. “He thinks the coolest thing about this,” Mr. Gibbs said, “is that you can pick up the phone and say, ‘I need to reach so and so,’ and a minute later, the phone rings and they image [Read More]
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New Euro Language

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The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known image [Read More]
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Human evolution: Why we love Music?

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I have been waiting for a piece on the origins of music for a long time. Read this interesting report in the Economist on the scientific debates on why most of us like music so much. Biologists are addressing one of humanity’s strangest attributes, its all-singing, all-dancing culture. “IF MUSIC be the food of love, play on, image [Read More]
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Oh, Liza… John Lahr is too sharp for you

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Just read John Lahr’s review of Liza Minelli’s new show “MORE ABOUT ME” in the New Yorker. I felt bad for Liza because the review is almost too penetrating. But it is a joy for the reading public. Liza Minnelli Under the cunning direction of Ron Lewis, and backed by a first-rate big band, Minnelli image [Read More]
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What George Bush learned during his Presidency

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Kimberly Strassel: I ask the president what he’s learned from his time in office—not from a policy perspective, but as a person. His answer is unsurprising from a man who has always talked openly of his faith—though that, too, has earned him criticism. “I’ve learned that God is good. All the time.” PM: Hallelujah. We paid a image smile [Read More]