Topic: Mark Twain

Fed Forcing Credit Spread Contraction

SeekingAlpha - 19 days ago
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed." - Mark Twain. . While the financial media seem to be fixated on the extension of the...

God's assistant managers

Austin American-Statesman - 19 days ago
God's assistant managers gingerly juggle self-assurance and blessed assurance. I took up my managerial duties at Bible school many years ago after...

Wellbeing's bottom line

Brisbane Times, Australia - 20 days ago
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The Male Mystique of Henry Miller

New York Times - 20 days ago
What happens when the unreliable narrator turns out to be the cultural critic? . Enlarge This Image . . What we write about fiction is never an...

Heptathlete Louise Hazel

ThisIsLondon.co.uk - 20 days ago
As our athletes prepare for the Games, Marie Winckler kicks off a series of articles highlighting what makes them tick. Here she speaks to...

The Real Virtual Reality

Harvard Business Review - 20 days ago
I usually go for a walk in the morning and listen to music or a dharma talk. Occasionally I listen to nothing (or so it would appear by the absence...

The Presidential Cycle is Rubbish

Forbes: Money Builder - 22 days ago
Discussing their 401k plans, no doubt.. . Mark Twain noted that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics, and nowhere is this truer than in the...

SNL Writer John Mulaney Can't Find a Good Restaurant in New York

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine - 22 days ago
Name: John MulaneyAge: 29Neighborhood: West VillageOccupation: Comedian & Writer-Producer at Saturday Night Live. His one-hour stand-up special New...

Denver Author Releases New Humorous Novel About First Love

American Banking News - 27 days ago
Denver, CO, January 20, 2012 -(PR.com)- ... So There is a story about kids, but it's not a story for kids. The author says, they simply won't get...

Today's letters: Hospital overcrowding nothing new

Full Comment - 39 days ago
Hospital overcrowding nothing new. . Re: B.C. Hospital Treats Patients In Its Lobby, Jan. 5. Crowding at the Royal Columbian Hospital emergency...