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Here’s the proof. Bhutan went from a pleasant if backward place to a crap pit, all thanks to our friend the electric cyclops.

Foreign Policy doles out the “I don’t think so” on a few of the common assumptions about Islamic terrorism. Interesting.

I should be able to resist this popularity contest, but i can’t. Here’s the 2006 Oscar nominees. Opinions?

According to the NY Times, the language being used to describe real estate in New York has gone from exuberant to pretty damned morose. Dunno if that’s a harbinger of things to come in Canada, as NY has always been its own beast in terms of living space, but it’s still interesting. Cool illustration, too.

There’s been a bit of a scandal over in Japan lately about Takafumi Horie, the head of Livedoor, one of Japan’s biggest ISPs. Horie is very outspoken, a rare thing for Japanese people generally and especially for business leaders. Anyway, the establishment is slamming down hard on him for alleged financial shenanigans, and Joi Ito has a few things to say about the media fallout that’s ensued.

Not that I’d know. 🙂

…with over-the-top optimism about the technology industry. Apparently there’s no bubble, just a boom. Given these were the same guys to say the Dow would never go down (right before it did), I’d take this with a grain of salt.

Words can’t do this work of art justice. feast your eyes on Shatner’s finest hour.

yes, once again, Business 2.0 highlights the stupidest commerce to come down the pike last year. Enjoy.

Not such a good idea, according to Foreign Policy.