January 2009
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-25) →
Lil’ Wayne (51)
Kanye West (9)
Andre 3000 (6)
Swizz Beatz, Lil Wayne, R-Kelly, & Jadakiss (4)
AC/DC (4)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Lil’ Wayne (48)
Kanye West (23)
Samsohn (12)
Gipsy Kings (8)
Thievery Corporation (7)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-11) →
Lil’ Wayne (70)
Kanye West (23)
Daft Punk (11)
Jay-Z (8)
M.I.A. (8)
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17 Stimulating Flickr Groups to get You... →
“People are too depressed to be sexually active,” Flynt said in the...”
– CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - Porn industry seeks federal bailout « - Blogs from CNN.com
Obama Remains Deferential to Bush
Obama remains deferential to Bush on foreign affairs and will not comment on Israel’s deadly conflict with Hamas on grounds that doing so would be dangerous for the United States.
Obama has lunch with 4 presidents - Yahoo! News
“Mr. Putin is also under heavy pressure domestically. Oil and gas exports provide...”
– Ukraine Says Russia Shuts Down All Gas Supplies to Europe - NYTimes.com
“The shutdown left Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary and Romania...”
– Ukraine Says Russia Shuts Down All Gas Supplies to Europe - NYTimes.com
“Some experts have blamed the national increase on increased federal funding for...”
– Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says - Yahoo! News
“The dollar fell against other major currencies. Gold prices also fell.”
– Stocks fall on fresh evidence of economic woes - Yahoo! News
Zooppa.com →
“News organizations have a duty to temper such judgments — not to censor...”
– Douglas Faneuil: Suicide Contagion: Will Madoff Investor’s ‘Act of Honor’ Be the Last?
The article itself ignores any controversy
Isn’t it worth noting that, on top of the family’s financial loss, perhaps losing a family member was the worst blow of all? And what does the rest of Villehuchet’s family think of this statement? It’s a provocative stance (hence the headline), but the article itself ignores any controversy.
Douglas Faneuil: Suicide Contagion: Will Madoff Investor’s ‘Act of...
Plutocrats aren't as plutocratic as they used to...
In a plutocracy, the degree of economic inequality is high while the level of social mobility is low.
End Times - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)
The Times Company has already slashed its dividend
Dividends are payments made by a corporation to its shareholder members. When a corporation earns a profit or surplus, that money can be put to two uses: it can either be re-invested in the business (called retained earnings), or it can be paid to the shareholders as a dividend
End Times - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)
“Nielsen SoundScan’s Top 10 Digital Singles of 2008
1....”
– Flo Rida, T.I. and Lil Wayne Lead Digital Sales Evolution | Hip Hop News > HipHopDX.com
“the biggest frauds ever - totaling $50 billion of fraudulent losses”
– Bernard Madoff - Ponzi scheme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-4) →
DJ Grumble (9)
Zombie Orgy (9)
Lil’ Wayne (7)
Kanye West (7)
Cal Tjader (6)
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The Irish economy's rise was steep, and the fall... →
“Malham, who supports the technology, said in the future even more advanced...”
– New ignition lock laws aim to foil drunk drivers - Yahoo! News
“They went on our behalf and spoke to the airlines and said, ‘There is no...”
– 9 Muslim passengers kicked off flight after remark - Yahoo! News
T.H.U.M.P. - 5 Ways to Deal with Irresponsible... →