"In the affluent society, the authorities are hardly forced to justify their dominion. They deliver the goods; they satisfy the sexual and the aggressive energy of their subjects. Like the unconscious, the destructive power of which they so successfully represent, they are this side of good and evil, and the principle of contradiction has no place in their logic." (Eros And Civilization, 1966)
Are literary review journals doomed? - Mother Jones
NY Times in yet another plagiarism scandal. - Salon
Two Chinese schools linked to the army are said to be tied to online attacks. - Cnet
"Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh says he wasn't drinking and didn't do anything wrong when he crashed his city-issued car, drove home on a flat tire and waited three days to file a police report." - Detroit News
Nothing untoward going on here. Move along citizen. Move along.
Undercover CEO - CBS Television
WTF were they thinking? Just because your boss is nice guy doesn't mean capitalism is good or that being a wage slave is cool.
What MBA thought of this idea of "customer loyalty"? - Wall Street Journal
"Now, customers must spend $250 to get the same $5 offered by the old $100 plan. It was reminiscent of frequent-flier programs where the 25,000 miles required for an upgrade suddenly became 50,000. An added blow: The points from my old card—I'd accumulated 97—didn't transfer." Sucker!
Cold Steel® Latin Style Machete - 24 inch
Seems like a nice product for a very good price. And a good machete is handier than most would imagine when you really get out there. Handy on boats too. $12.99 + S/H @ Smoky Mountain Knife Works...
