The Idea Blog

For all the "world is flat" hoo-hah, this talk takes a truthful and sobering view of the news we Americans ... » Continue reading "World news"

Talk about going out on top, Annika's retirement comes as a complete surprise. "Maybe it will be one of those ... » Continue reading "Annika retires"

It's just a matter of time. One of the best and one of the worst things about the digital/internet/transparent age is ... » Continue reading "If it’s a lie, it’s going to come back…"

This news from Virginia Heffernan in the NY Times... The O.E.D. - that's the Oxford English Dictionary, sir - is ... » Continue reading "The OED is now digital … only"

Perfect question for SNL. » Continue reading "Is Barack black enough?"

John Paul Newport, in this morning's Wall Street Journal online, says the drive is the primal progenitor of the ... » Continue reading "The long ball"

"North Carolina has lost more than 26,000 jobs in furniture manufacturing since 2000. In the 1980s, about half the furniture ... » Continue reading "Furniture manufacturing in the US of A"

After posting the Ford pick-up photo, I came across this from Allan Sloan's "The Deal" column in the current ... » Continue reading "More on behemoths … and “cornographic panaceas”"

Pulled into the parking lot at my friendly blood lab this morning and felt my mid-sized car might be sucked ... » Continue reading "Behemoths all ’round me"

Golf Digest's nefarious travel editor and blogger rants like John Hawkins about the airlines' losing a valuable piece of luggage. ... » Continue reading "Matty G nails what it’s like to travel today"