Breakfast Links for Tuesday, August 14
August 14th, 2007 by max linsky in NewsApologies for the deafening silence around here yesterday …
+ Yes, this is an old story. And yes, if you haven’t gotten A/C by Aug. 14, you’re probably not gonna. But still — look at that photo! How could we not post this guide to portable air-conditioning? (A third admission: Yes, we’re 12.) [slate]
+ Lakewood Ranch, thinking ’bout to citifying. [ht]
+ Things are even worse with student loans than you thought. [new yorker]
+ Same goes for New Orleans. [nyt]
+ Nationwide murders have reached 100,000 since 9/11, an “incredible number,” says Bob Herbert. [timesselect]
+ Anyone up to pay $200 bucks to fly on a horrible airline from SRQ to Miami? Your dreams come true in December. [ht]
+ Coming soon to a spa near you: Dead-cell-eating fish. Click for one of the creepier images we’ve seen in a while. [boing boing]
+ The world’s oldest person has died … again. That’s the thing with the world’s oldest people — their time at the top is short. [cnn]
+ How much does the president really matter? Perhaps less than you think. [freakonomics]
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August 14th, 2007 at 10:00 am
screw you, obese, unhealthy american stereotype! the newest world’s oldest person hails from the good ol’ u.s. of a..
even more incredible? she lives in the same home as the world’s tallest woman. what they must talk about over breakfast…