Funny People reviews give mixed results
Could it be that Judd Apatow is all grown up?
Well, the “Funny People” reviews are in, and they are pretty mixed. I had very high hopes for this film because it looks hilarious and strange and a little dark on the Funny People trailer, which is posted after the last [...]
A few favorites from recent trawls around the blogosphere:
Mighty Bargain Hunter’s very funny list of the Top 10 Failed Personal Finance Books
Bargaineering on Making Your Own Windshield Wiper Fluid
I Will Teach You to be Rich: What do you NOT care about spending money on?
Boston Gal is living without air conditioning
Thanks to an anonymous commenter, California’s [...]
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Bachelorette makes Anderson Cooper queasy
Anderson Cooper is the man.
As if “Regis and Kelly” didn’t get enough attention as it is, throw in Anderson Cooper and a dash of snark, and you’ve got yourself a viral video.
Anderson Cooper filled in for Regis yesterday when The Bachelorette herself came on the show. The ensuing interview was pretty [...]
Sometimes the best personal finance books aren’t about personal finance.
In June 2006, for example, I shared a brief review of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art. Ostensibly this book is about creativity and overcoming procrastination, but I found its lessons valuable for pursuing my financial goals. Last year I read Mastery by George Leonard. [...]
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According to the latest Pew Charitable Trust study, the sustainability of middle class African-Americans is profoundly influenced by the neighborhoods in which they choose to live. The study found that those living in good communities were far less likely to slide into a poorer socioeconomic status. New York University sociologist Patrick Sharkey, author of the [...]
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