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Monday Miscellany

Gallup has come up with a statistical composite for the happiest person in America. Turns out he’s a tall, Asian-American, + more

Brilliant!

http://vimeo.com/14929836

Quote of the Week

A wry observation from Søren Kierkegaard: “The majority of people are not only afraid of holding a wrong opinion, they + more

Less Is More

Fifty-two years ago today, Miles Davis began recording Kind of Blue, the one jazz album owned by people who don’t + more

This Post for Geeks Only

There’s a certain segment of the population—you know who you are—that will positively swoon at the following sentence: Cthulhu Chick + more

Monday Miscellany: Travel Edition

There are times when the beauty of this region is, quite simply, breathtaking. This weekend was one of those times. + more

Get the Funk Out

What with published authors arguing that stricter copyright laws are needed to produce another Shakespeare, Democratic lawmakers on the lam, + more

Calculated Madness

Reading Garry Kasparov’s review of a new book about Bobby Fischer, I was reminded of William Hartston’s observation that “chess + more

Back to the Future

This is an interesting project: Argentinean photographer Irina Werning “re-enacts” old photos—sometimes decades later—by placing their subjects in similar clothing, + more

Monday Miscellany

Today is the feast day of Maron of Syria. What that has to do with chocolates and flowers and revolting + more

Mediocrity Pays

AbeBooks.com—a great resource, by the way, particularly for hard-to-find titles—just revealed its top 10 most expensive sales for January 2011. + more

Say Goodbye to Workplace Productivity…

Duke University has opened up its digital archive of vintage television ads. There are thousands of ’em, and they’re available + more

Monday Miscellany

Like a bajillion or so other folks, I watched the Super Bowl yesterday, tuning in just in time to witness + more

Friday Bonus Post!

Because it’s Friday—and to make up for letting all of Wednesday go by without posting—I present April Smith and the + more

A Capital Idea

An area of writing that frequently causes consternation among our clients is, surprisingly, capitalization. If I had a nickel for + more

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