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…the song written by Ian really has to be Friend Zone. That was my initial feeling about it anyway. However I decided to seek professional consultation, starting with my 22-year…
The creator of The Wire, The Deuce, and other shows is leading the Writers Guild on the picket lines. He and Steve break down the economics of TV writing, how…
…the song written by Ian really has to be Friend Zone. That was my initial feeling about it anyway. However I decided to seek professional consultation, starting with my 22-year…
…first. The sports section records man’s accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man’s failures.” Earl Warren, Quoted in Sports Illustrated, July 22, 1968 Ben Russell asked: Google books: Hawaii…
…B–n. Never fails to make me smile.) – Hamed ENTRY 7: HOPE SHE WAS SMALLER THAN 22″ x 14″ x 9″ I was boarding a Southwest Flight and, being a…
Indra Nooyi became C.E.O. of PepsiCo just in time for a global financial meltdown. She also had a portfolio full of junk food just as the world decided that junk…
We’re coming to the end of a series on whether the man or the woman is more likely to take the wheel when a couple is in the car. All…
Lessons from Tom Petty’s rise and another rocker’s fall: A conversation with Warren Zanes, former member of the Del Fuegos and the author of Petty: The Biography ….
…or five. But from state after state they kept coming in, the one-in-three-million combination of 22, 28, 32, 33, 39. It took some time before they had their answer: the…
The ethologist and conservationist discusses the thrill of observing chimpanzees in the wild, the value of challenging orthodoxy, and why dying is her next great adventure.
They’ve long been associated with crime and blight. Now, the investors are moving in. Zachary Crockett follows the trail.
We all like to throw around terms that describe human behavior — “bystander apathy” and “steep learning curve” and “hard-wired.” Most of the time, they don’t actually mean what we…
Looking for a 22,000 percent return on your investment? Hire a lobbyist, send her to Washington on your behalf, and watch the money roll in. A recent study out of…
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire C.E.O. of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do most Democrats hate him so much?…
…to the middle. In the 2004 General Social Survey, 35 percent of people who said they were extremely liberal were very happy (versus 22 percent of people who were just…
He turned a small Hollywood talent agency into a massive sports-and-entertainment empire. In a freewheeling conversation, he explains how he did it and why it nearly killed him….
…least for a while.) Web site puts `johns’ on the spot City anti-prostitution plan unfair, critics say By Gary Washburn and Charles Sheehan Tribune staff reporters Published June 22, 2005…
We tend to look down on artists who can’t match their breakthrough success. Should we be celebrating them instead?…
It’s an unnatural activity that has become normal. You’re stuck in a metal tube with hundreds of strangers (and strange smells), defying gravity and racing through the sky. But oh,…
Charles Koch, the mega-billionaire C.E.O. of Koch Industries and half of the infamous political machine, sees himself as a classical liberal. So why do most Democrats hate him so much?…
In which we argue that failure should not only be tolerated but celebrated.
…the country’s only tall women’s store just closed? How can that be possible? A. Amazing, right? Especially given that there are 22 million tall women in this country, and a…
…works best with 22 or 23 papers. Is there any way to solve this problem? I could accept more papers, but the program would be too long if nobody withdrew….
Why are humans so fascinated by coincidences? What do Carl Jung and an album by The Police have in common? And what did Stephen win in a bar mitzvah limbo…
…estimates, traveled approximately 22,000 km. during processing and packaging (California to Vietnam to Canada). Photo: somebody 3lse So does this make you want to go locavore, since so much fuel…
…a researcher at the Paris School of Economics, studied 22 countries and found that children conceived during heat waves have higher literacy rates, more years of schooling, higher income later…
…prediction markets, and for companies or government agencies to set up small-scale internal prediction markets. I am one of 22 co-authors of the piece, although the real credit goes to…
In this special episode of Freakonomics, M.D., host Bapu Jena looks at data from birthday parties, March Madness parties, and a Freakonomics Radio holiday party to help us all manage…
How American food so got bad — and why it’s getting so much better.
And with her book Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, she succeeded. Now she’s not so sure how to feel about all the attention….
…Wins Produced Ranking Player Drafted Wins Produced 1 Chris Paul 4 18.4 21 Derrick Rose 1 10.2 2 Dwight Howard 1 18.4 22 Nene Hilario 7 9.9 3 Kevin Love…
