Thus proceeds the infantilization of the American public, hooked more than ever on superficial, unchecked information sometimes rewritten from more reliable, though uncredited sources. It’s no coincidence that Google, Yahoo!, Bing, and Yelp sound like toddler gibberish from the Teletubbies.



Whenever I hear these silly corporate names invoked with sanctimonious awe, I imagine Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po, and Tinky-Winky singing their hit single “Teletubbies say ‘Eh-oh’ ” as they shake the…

The International Monetary Fund's top economist, Olivier Blanchard, has acknowledged that the fund blew its forecasts for Greece and other European economies because it did not fully understand how government austerity efforts would undermine economic growth.

In October 2012 the IMF admitted austerity measures were causing economic damage which was as much as three times the amount originally forecast. And in this latest paper, they are standing by their initial conclusions, but say…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor

Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 – 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, land speculator, and colonizer who fought in the South American struggle for independence. Upon his return to England in 1820, he claimed to be…

Christmas. TV. Advertising. Oh look, they just made a computer game of the Bin Laden assassination raid...

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2385051,00.asp

Another triumph of the Vikings for those who really love Spam! Happy Christmas! Of course, in the game, everybody in the compound is armed to the teeth. Bin Laden himself might even be able to wield AK47s…

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Late 19th century and early 20th Century Germany in a single career.

This guy contains as much imporant history as any household name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haber