This is just disgraceful:
The Navy has commenced the court-martial in Norfolk, Virginia, of LtCmdr Matthew Diaz. Commander Diaz is a 19-year veteran who was last detailed to serve as a JAG at Guantánamo-he faces charges that he disseminated “secret national defense information” with “intent or reason to believe that the information was to be used to ( Read more... )

I've been watching The Search For The Next Pussycat Doll to procrastinate. OMG, this is the trashiest show ever. These girls are SKANKS! But oh well, what do you expect when they want to be the next Pussycat Doll.

Who claim they are "sexy but classy". What is classy about this:

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AWESOME.

In other news, my latest treat to myself after the influx of cash from work is Milton Friedman's (& Rose Friedman) Free to Choose. I LOVE this man now. Can't believe I used to prefer Keynes back in JC.

Mankiw's principles of economics translated for the uninitiated:

The Singapore government would love this article by a US judge, about how unproductive it is to accept equal proportions of female and male graduates into professional schools, when more female graduates of professional schools stop working to stay at home than male graduates. His suggested solution?

A better idea, though counterintuitive, might be ( Read more... )

My favorite Superbowl commercials!





My favorite-est:


More here.

Clearly, I'm procrastinating. I just want to go sleep!

SINGAPORE GIRLS - A CHALLENGE TO LOVE

Star, Malaysia
February 13, 2005

Insight Down South By Seah Chiang Nee

EDUCATED and financially independent, the new Singaporean woman is running into a wall of male traditions that is leaving some holes in their relationship, including marriage.
The trend had been building up over a couple of decades. In ( Read more... )

A recent New York Magazine article drew attention to studies indicating that praising a child as 'smart' may actually result in the child under-performing.
Scholars from Reed College and Stanford reviewed over 150 praise studies. Their meta-analysis determined that praised students become risk-averse and lack perceived autonomy.  The scholars found ( Read more... )