“Cell phones aren’t inherently evil.” Though it seems ironic, apparently cell phones are helping to “bridge the telephonic divide,” bringing rich and poor countries closer together when it comes to communication ability. In part this narrowing inequality has to do with the fact that cell phone towers are actually much cheaper to build than the […]

(via the Guardian – photo-contest winner Steven Langdon with ‘Farewell My Lovely’; click on the link for a better look at the sheep and a short explanation)

Corporate Governance Experts: “Executive pay at U.S. companies is still out of control” Everyone Else (non-Experts): Tell us something we don’t already know.

A list put together by the folks at Médecins Sans Frontières. Includes a short description of each, from the ongoing problem of malaria in Africa (1-2 million lives a year, mostly children) to the continuing problem of violence in Somalia (of 800,000+ who fled in ’91 and ’92, at least half are still refugees, according […]

…so a loaded toothbrush—an electric one—is being held against my head, and I’m being told to brush. But not only must I brush, but I must enjoy doing it. I must fully and totally convince myself of the necessity, of the absolute enjoyment of the act, I must tell myself I am brushing my teeth […]

So I hear 2004 has begun. I’m excited. No, not about new generations of petrochemical-based food wrap. No, not about new special-effects-studded blockbuster failures. No, not about new technological advances in underarm deodorant. Not about brilliant new television commercials. Not new state-of-the-art NASA-researched hybrid polymer-fabric textiles. Not fantastic retailing inroads. (I’m not sure what I […]

From a survey of Domino’s pizza delivery drivers: best pizza tip $$ nights of the year: 1. capture of Saddam Hussein 2. Madonna/Britney kiss most common fake names used: 1. Paris Hilton 2. John Ashcroft Other interesting facts gleaned from the survey: “people with “Dean for President” bumper stickers on cars in their driveways tipped […]