1. GET AN OBSCURE HOBBY: Do you ever feel that you’ve become a boring, mundane person? Do you get riled up about bad grammar? Do you get excited about the potential of alien takeovers? If any of these apply to you, then maybe you should think about getting an obscure hobby. [...]
1. BRING BACK HIGH SCHOOL SUPERLATIVES: In high school, we used superlatives to recognize those who were popular (“Best Looking”), and those who were not (“Most Likely to Succeed”). So, why not introduce a version of high school superlatives to the workplace? We can use the power of the populist vote to shame slackers [...]
Earth Room (1977) // Walter De Maria // 250 cubic yards of dirt, 3600 square feet, in Soho
This is Art: There is a real visceral aspect of this piece that rebels against traditional autonomous works. Here, the art is contingent on its surroundings: the architectural space determines its contours, and the horizon extends the physical [...]
Maybe it’s a character flaw, but I like snootiness. I like all types of snooty, from grunge snooty to Upper East Side snooty. I like it when starving artists flock together in their rebellion and harangue the world of conformists and sellouts. I like it when well-heeled suits and their pearl-wearing mistresses [...]
Got Money? / You Know It / Take it out your pocket and show it then throw it / This a way / That a way/ This a way / That a way…
$700 billion: TARP (also known as “stocking stuffer” on Wall Street)
$787 billion: Obama’s new stimulus package
$18-$50+ billion (and rising): Auto industry
$75 billion: Mortgage bailout for [...]
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