Nine Years Later

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The scourge of cell phone autocorrect: "Heard about farts internship at the whorehouse?" More hilarity here.

Things look gloomy for Obama.

Chris Nolan's Inception: effusively praised, and eviscerated, making it seem even more intriguing.

Mel Gibson's rant, as presented by kittens.

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Questions for Kagan.

Lies, damned lies, and poll results.

New Big Boi streaming, and it's really great.

Super close-ups of crazy bug eyes.

Baby moose + sprinkler = omigosh [video].

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Dora the Explorer wants to make your kid fat.

Nefarious Nestle sends supermarket down the Amazon.

North Korea hires Chinese actors to root for North Korea.

Diet be damned -- I want a Grilled Cheese BurgerMelt.

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You: landing a jumbo jet.

Nintendo's new marvel.

Cop punches woman in the face [video].

The Pixar Method.

How to clean an oiled pelican.

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Google for Dummies.

Why do you have to pay to adopt a dog who will be euthanized anyway?

On Onion headlines.

Freaking out over SuperFreakonomics.

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The world's ugliest buildings. (HT Ezra Klein)

Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom on sustainable development (video).

Amazing microscope photography.

Happy Columbus Day!

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The great Russ Roberts on Masonomics.

Climate change and the nanny state.

The Economist has started a new column named after Joseph Schumpeter.

Skier buried in avalanche is rescued by friends.

Top 10 geeky plot holes.

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Megan McArdle thinks health-care reform is fait accompli...to House Dems' peril.

Love without benefits: Obama and foreign leaders.

Government employees aren't so bad, after all?

Even the Grey Lady thinks the Chinese-tire tariffs are a mistake. The Economist agrees, natch.

In praise of incivility.

What sets Masonomics apart?

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What happened to Tavern on the Green?

"Buy American" is hurting Americans.

The proper way to insult a president.

Real-time pundit pandering.

Eight Years Later

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Arnold Kling on the myths of the financial crisis.

Will Wilkinson on Paul Krugman's Times Magazine piece.

Stephen Thoman Erlewine on the Beatles remasters.

High school orchestra plays 2001 theme.

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Why drink coffee iced?

Excellent and scary article of BOA's purchase of Merrill Lynch.

The shame of being a Marxist.

Is America or Europe the better place to live?

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Megan McArdle hates PIRG.

Jet Blue offers all-you-can-eat-buffet travel.

Should the government subsidize motorcyclists who don't wear helmets?

Bryan Caplan on consumer narcissism.

McDonald's: Victor of the Recession.

Hooked on Tina

It happens to the best of us.