October 9, 2008
German doing well after 1st double arm transplant - Yahoo! News
“ Confidence, or what Keynes called “animal spirits”, is vital for economic health. It takes confidence for businesses to hire workers or invest in machinery and equipment; managers need to believe the economy will be strong enough to make such investment justified. It takes confidence for savers to put their money in the bank, on the assumption the bank will be around to return it to them. It takes confidence for consumers to take out loans to buy houses or cars, on the assumption they will be employed long enough to pay the money back.
The importance of maintaining confidence | Weaken the sinews | The Economist (via yosephwest)

Madonna on Sarah Palin at her Madison Square Garden concert 10/07/08.

“I will kick her ass if she comes on to my street…It’s nothing personal. I love her soul.”

Hm.

What they make...

  • Lauren Conrad: $75,000 per episode
  • Heidi Montag: $65,000 per episode
  • Spencer Pratt: $65,000 per episode
  • Audrina Patridge: $35,000 per episode
  • Whitney Port: $20,000 per episode
  • Brody Jenner: $10,000 per episode
  • Lauren “Lo” Bosworth: $10,000 per episode
  • Stephanie Pratt: $8,000 per episode

via inTouch Magazine

Atom: Kung-Fu Election
October 8, 2008


October 7, 2008

“ This is what politics is to me: Somebody tells you all the trees on your street have a disease. One side says give them food and water and everything will be fine. One side says chop them down and burn them so they don’t infect another street. That’s politics. And I’m going, who say’s they’re diseased? And how does this sickness manifest itself? And is this outside of a natural cycle? And who said this again? And when were they on the street? But we just have people who shout, “Chop it down and burn it” or “Give it food and water,” and there’s your two choices. Sorry I’m not a believer.
John Malkovich, 54, actor, Cambridge, Massachusetts to Esquire (via mascarah)