'This Is Where Lawyers' Careers Go To Die'
While covering the plight of unemployed lawyers, I spoke with a law grad who resorted to unpleasant and depressing work to make ends meet — contract work consisting entirely of document review.Join the...
View ArticleA Small Plane Made An Emergency Landing On The Major Deegan Expressway
A small plane made landed on New York City's Major Deegan Expressway around 3 p.m. on Saturday. According to NY Daily News, the plane was bound for LaGuardia Airport in Queens, but touched down near...
View Article9 Ways To Sound Like You Know What You're Talking About
What makes a great public speaker truly great?Luckily for the not-so-natural speakers among us (in other words, most of us), speech coaches say the most important presentation skills can be learned....
View ArticleCHART: The Top 15 Coldest Football Games Ever Played
The National Weather Service has made a chart of the top 15 coldest football games ever played based on the temperature around game time. The NFL playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and San...
View ArticleReport: New York State Will Loosen Marijuana Laws
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to announce executive action that would loosen marijuana laws in the state, officials tell Susanne Craig and Jesse McKinley of The New York Times.From The Times:Mr. Cuomo’s...
View ArticleHere's How Well — And Badly — People Predicted The Events Of 2013
The year 2013 has come and gone, but President Assad is still clinging to power in Damascus, to the dismay of a majority of participants in our 2013 New America Forecasting Contest.Actually, make that...
View ArticleHere's What The 'Polar Vortex' That's Hitting The US Actually Is
As tundra-like temperatures and wind chills as cold as 70 below zero fan out across the country, everyone is blaming the "polar vortex."Polar vortexes, though, are nothing new. They occur seasonally at...
View ArticleBitcoin Has Climbed Back To $1,000
The price of one Bitcoin briefly broke back through $1,000 on the Mt. Gox exchange today.This is the first time since mid-December it has done so.It's worth noting that in that time, Mt. Gox lost its...
View ArticleNassim Taleb Is Going Totally Ballistic On Twitter Right Now
Author and philosophical finance whiz Nassim Taleb began 2014 with a bold challenge to his fellow economic thinkers."I would love to debate a prominent economist LIVE in front of an audience… Nobody...
View ArticleAn American Spent The Fall In North Korea Teaching Computer Science — Here...
It's not often that we get to see what life is really like in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Usually, what we end up hearing about are the horrific tales of the country's hidden prison camps...
View ArticleCHART: Here's How Long You Can Stay Outside In Extreme Cold Temperatures...
With the "polar vortex" bringing frigid temperatures across the country, going outside isn't just uncomfortable — it can be downright dangerous.The temperature will drop to -25 F in Fargo, N.D., -31 F...
View ArticleSteve Stockman Is Testing How Ridiculous You Can Be While Trying To Win A...
When Rep. Steve Stockman announced at the last minute that he was challenging Sen. John Cornyn for his seat, political journalists could barely contain their glee.Stockman has become known for pulling...
View ArticleIt's So Cold In The Midwest That People's Beers Are Freezing At The...
ESPN's Kevin Seifert ventured into the Lambeau Field parking lot to ask Packers fans why in the world they would tailgate for one of the coldest games in NFL history.Unfortunately, no one was in the...
View ArticleHere Are Some Winter Survival Tips From The US Marine Corps
Early this week, wind chills across the U.S. could reach as low as -60 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.In extreme cold like that, exposed skin can freeze in only 10...
View ArticleAt Least One Person Dead After Plane Crash At Aspen Airport
At least one person has died and two people have been injured in a plane crash at Aspen Airport, an official has told The New York Times.Exactly what happened hasn't been confirmed, but multiple people...
View ArticleThese Emotional Heatmaps Could Unlock The Secrets Of How We Feel
A new study maps how different emotions are felt within the body, with profound implications for ways to control how we feel."We often think the emotions are something that happen only in the mind, but...
View ArticleHow To Respond If Somebody Holds A Gun To Your Head
Editor's note: This post was originally published on Quora, in answer to the question, "What should you do if someone puts a gun to your head?" We republished the answer with permission from the...
View ArticleJPMorgan Economist Explains The Curious Divergence Between Goods And Services...
The slowing rate of inflation in the United States has been used by the Federal Reserve as justification for continued extraordinary monetary stimulus.However, this disinflation may largely be driven...
View ArticlePoliticians Are Slamming The New York Post's Controversial Cover On A...
The newly elected Brooklyn borough president and other New York politicians quickly condemned a controversial New York Post Sunday cover that asked about a murdered Jewish landlord, "Who didn't want...
View ArticleIt's So Cold In Canada The Ground Has Literally Been Cracking Open
A few nights ago, residents across Canada took to Twitter, announcing the loud noises they heard during the night, CBC News Toronto reported.Although many called police stations, they didn't hear...
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