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It's Getting Easier to Find the Definition of 'Parasitic' Online

Meet the oxpecker, a plucky, selfless little bird. Its life amounts -- as for so many of us -- to little more than consumption for the sake of others. The oxpecker is a helpful friend to the bigger game of the sub-Saharan grasslands. Giraffes, ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Washington Post,  26 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Microsoft Corporation

G-20 At Least Pretending to Make Economic Progress

The New York Times has a story that we’ve seen so many times it’s getting old. “New Signs That Recovery May Come In Dribs and Drabs” is the headline for the latest article telling us it’s going to be a slow recovery. This time the trope is inspired by ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, Slate,  26 Sep 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company

This UN Thing Better Be More Productive Than a Conference Call

Are petro-execs intrinsically more corrupt than other businessmen? Why does the SEC prosecute companies instead of people? Or: How search engines are about to drive dictionary sites out of business. What the debate over climate change ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, Slate,  23 Sep 2009

Facebook's Purchase Is Bid to Own Social Media

Facebook just bought the rights to nearly everything you do online. And it cost them only $47.5 million. Facebook's purchase of FriendFeed, an obscure social-media platform, is potentially momentous. To understand why, we must understand FriendFeed, a ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Washington Post,  16 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  FriendFeed,  Twitter Inc,  Digg,  Flickr

A Bic Lighter for James Bond

"Flick your Bic" has been the rallying slogan for the iconic lighter brand over the past four decades, helping it to outsell all rivals in the United States in that span. It's cheap. It's durable. It does the job. Has it finally met its match against ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Big Money,  12 Aug 2009
Related Topics: James Bond

Bernard Madoff, American hero

Before it's too late, I wanted to thank you for all that you've done for America. It's been reported that you have pleaded guilty to 11 criminal charges, meaning you will spend the rest of your life in jail. A legacy like yours should not go unmarked ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Observer,  12 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Bernard Madoff,  George W. Bush,  Fannie Mae,  Freddie Mac,  Elie Wiesel

Secrets of Lost Season 5 revealed.

I know what happens on Lost this Season. I haven't seen all the episodes or read any spoilers, but I don't need to. As I argued on Wednesday, you can learn everything you need to know about a given season by watching the opening sequence of the ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, Slate,  22 Jan 2009

Everything you need to know about Lost's fifth season will happen before the first commercial.

In advance of Lost's fifth season premiere on Wednesday night, I have some advice for anyone who's fuzzy on the details of this sprawling, often confusing show. Instead of searching for recaps online or trying to pull an 82-episode marathon, just watch ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, Slate,  21 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Digg

Tear Down That Mall

A couple of years ago, in a bid to make fun of 1980s cheesiness, CBS's "How I Met Your Mother" featured a music video called "Let's Go to the Mall." Its main target was the horrible fashion sense of that lost decade, but it was a critique of something ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Washington Post,  26 Dec 2008

Hitting the High Seas? Check Your Pirate Insurance.

The pirates' seizure of the Sirius Star -- a Saudi oil tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude -- has laid bare an issue that has long plagued maritime trade: More pirates equal less safety. Somali pirates have claimed 95 vessels this year, far ...

From CHADWICK MATLIN, The Washington Post,  21 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Hiscox,  Portfolio Magazine

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