Monthly Archive for July, 2009

Here are some stories that I read today and thought were interesting. (Check back daily at 6PM for my daily links):

• A Lottery for Smart People – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com Pretty great idea. Send this to your dad, Mr. Frame.
• Newspaper self-cannibalization datapoint of the day
• MLB Building Twitter Into MLB.TV, Web Site MLBAM continues to innovate…
• Angels in Amazon
• World-Class Athlete Requires Liposuction To Stay Fit [Soccer]
• The NFL Distracts You From Gambling With Beer Pong [Nfl] Very surprised the NFL licensed these.
• Villanova guard Redding charged with pot possession | Philadelphia Daily News | 07/30/2009 He struck a sign with his car, then left his stash in the car. Not the best idea.

Here are some stories that I read today and thought were interesting. (Check back daily at 6PM for my daily links):

• Eagles Johnson Dies After Battle With Cancer | NBC Philadelphia Very sad
• Unfounded Rumor Of The Afternoon: JPM Intern Worked Into Seizure
• Richard Branson Sells a Third of his Space Travel Outfit That has Yet to Go to Space I wonder if Branson is in the midst of a cash crunch. Selling Virgin Mobile and a portion of Virgin Galactic on the same day…
• Apple Rejects Google Voice App, Invites Regulation First item that I've seen suggest AT&T & Apple are enticing regulation with power plays like Google Voice. Sounds valid.
• AT&T’s Special Treatment of the iPhone
• Correction: It Was AT&T Thanks AT&T!! Can't wait until I can leave you! Making customers unhappy is always the best business practice! You're the best!
• Joe Banner Is a Big Eminem Fan Hilarious
• Choose Your Side In The Great Cycling Rivalry [Cycling] Lance must beat Contador next year after what Contador has said.
• Lawmakers Aren’t So Crazy About the Proposed Merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation
• Kornheiser Getting Ready for Radio Return Greatest news of the month. Easily.
• China’s iPhone deal: New details emerge
• Sprint acquires Virgin Mobile USA for a cool $483m What is the point of this deal?
• Bank Of America Slashing 10% Of Branches
• Reggie Bush Prepares For Training Camp By Losing Roughly 140 Lbs. [Balls Deep]

Here are some stories that I read today and thought were interesting. (Check back daily at 6PM for my daily links):

• Tragedy At The Ballpark
• Affliction Going Back to Just Selling Those Shirts with the Skulls on Them
• Comic Con: What We Learned About Lost’s Final Season
• Jason Bateman on Arrested Development Movie: “It Is Not Dead”

Here are some stories that I read today and thought were interesting. (Check back daily at 6PM for my daily links):

• Spurrier Explains the Missing Tebow Vote
• Miami Condos 94% Off
• Exclusive: Twitter to Debut a New Main Homepage Next Week

Here are some stories that I read today and thought were interesting. (Check back daily at 6PM for my daily links):

• 'Apprentice' winner: Would consider lt. gov. gig – Yahoo! News Would you really want a reality show contestant as lieutenant governor? Well, it is New Jersey…
• The Google-Cash-Swapping-Orgy Blimp
• TMZ Purchases LeBron Dunk Tape Before We Do [LeBron James]
• Taco Bell chihuahua dead at 15
• Does ESPN’s “Do Not Report” Policy Make Any Sense? [Media Meltdowns]
• It's Fight Night On The Farm, Sponsored By Your New York Mets [Mlb] Mets are so funny
• The NBA’s Budding International Issue
• Watchmen Director’s Cut movie / PlayStation 3 game Blu-ray combo now available