Muskrat Love: Aftermarket Pheromone Boosters at Dethroner - make people react to you differently based on the way you smell
Restaurant Review: Berlin: Weinerei - Travel - New York Times - Cool wine bar that operates on the honor system
Arguing the Upside of Being Down : NPR - someone thinks being sad is ok
Short Layoff, Long Comeback - New York Times - You can acquire and maintain cardiovascular fitness with many activities, but if you want to keep your ability to row, or run, or swim, you have to do that exact activity.
Clive Thompson on the Age of Microcelebrity: Why Everyone’s a Little Brad Pitt - "Every time [...]
An Extreme Childhood - might be the coolest kid ever
The Art of the Apology - Done right, an apology can enhance both reputations and relationships. Done wrong, an apology can compound the original mistake, sometimes to disastrous consequences.
Harlem rent parties and Fats Waller (kottke.org) - During the troubles with our economy, why don't we try [...]
Dances with Wolfe | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books - Profile of white-suited Tom Wolfe
The joy of boredom - The Boston Globe - Don't check that e-mail. Don't answer that phone. Just sit there. You might be surprised by what happens.
The year of living dangerously - a nice piece about Tiger Woods
Individual Happiness is Mediated [...]
David Seah - Aligning My Values with My Clothes - it does matter what you wear.
Does Weight Lifting Make a Better Athlete? - New York Times - Some training experts swear by weights. Others believe in plain old practice.
A post by Jonah Lehrer about thinking under pressure links… (kottke.org) - i love the concepts linked [...]
Insight Center - What Great Managers Do - Portfolio.com - a little insight on how to manage your staff
Natasha: Fiction: The New Yorker - new fiction by Vladimir Nabokov (author of Lolita) that has never been published in English
Ten Books on Investing Recommended by Warren Buffett | Business Pundit - if he recommends them, I'm [...]
From the genius’s mouth - Nov. 15, 2007 - "Learn to live cheaply. Learn to live like an animal. One thing we had going for us is we all spent a lot of time in grad school, and long periods of grad school teach you how to live well on a low budget. That's good [...]
Somebody Has to Be in Control - The effort behind George Clooney’s effortless charm.
Interview with Nikolay Saveliev’s Diplomatic Designs - "I like the idea of a consolidated aesthetic totality; what you make looks like what you listen to, sounds like what you wear, and speaks like what you believe in. In simpler terms, … my [...]
How To Use a Baseball Scorecard | The Art of Manliness - change the way you watch the game
Composing a Revolution - Re-inventing classical music
The Man Date - a nod to the man date
Yale Outsmarts the Market : NPR - One man who consistently beats the S&P.
Interview with Tobias Wong - "If there's something I [...]
BeerBankroll :: Live The Ultimate Dream - crowdfunding a brewery. hmmm… may have to be an investor
How to Inspire People Like Obama Does - some public speaking tips.
The Ultimate Grill (Research) - NOTConcept 001 (NOTCOT) - a rundown of a ton of grills - every type you can think of
How to Get a First Class [...]