There was a car bomb in Times Square last night. Greece officially asked for a €110 billion loan. On Tuesday and Wednesday there was snow; today it’s 84º. If your head hasn’t exploded yet from one of these malfunctions…then congratulations! you can read these: Krugman is now a Euro-skeptic. Would he be as critical if the map of Europe [...]
I view the eruprtion of Iceland’s volcano and the ensuing chaos as a metaphor for all things difficult this week. Here are a few of them: If only solving the problem of the ash cloud over Europe were as easy as learning how to pronounce Eyjafjallajokull. If you’re going to Israel in the near future, don’t take your [...]
The production and subsequent popularity of the “Midd Kid” song shows there is an interest in unraveling the layers, peeking behind closed doors and glossy magazine pages to catch a glimpse of what life is really like. Here are a few articles worth reading this week that peer deeper into issues like poverty, big business [...]