Take note of these 5 frugal habits of the rich
By Kyle James | U.S.News & World Report LP A fat salary isn’t the only way someone can strike it rich. Regardless of one’s income level, people who live below […]
Groundhog Day
According to Groundhog Day organizers, the rodents’ forecasts are accurate 75% to 90% of the time. However, a Canadian study for 13 cities in the past 30 to 40 years […]
Life of Pi
“To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.” Martel, Yann. “Life of Pi.”
Bargain Books
Last week I visited the bookstore and I found a bargain almost impossible to refuse: a beautiful lobster cookbook: over 100 beautifully illustrated pages with all kinds of recipes about […]
Gabriel Orozco: Asterisms
Gabriel Orozco: Asterisms.
Graceland
There is a girl in New York City Who calls herself the human trampoline And sometimes when I’m falling, flying Or tumbling in turmoil I say WHOA [not oh], so […]
Merry Christmas
When I was a Child, each year when the Winter solstice became closer, you could see in the business and shops: Merry Christmas… In the last years this has changed […]
I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory’
“I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ” […]
What is art for?
How a lithograph can be worth 100 times more just because it is signed? What was the main function of that work of art? Is it for the joy of […]
The Illusion of Stock-Picking Skill
“In 1984, Amos and I and our friend Richard Thaler visited a Wall Street firm. Our host, a senior investment manager, had invited us to discuss the role of judgment […]
