REVEALED: The Odds That You'll Win A Toy Playing The 'Claw' Arcade Game
Over on Quora, the question was asked: "How do the Claw crane 'arcade game' machines work?" The answer! Read Quote of Zach Baker's answer to Arcade Games: How do the Claw crane 'arcade game' machines...
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Every Entrepreneur Has 'Vomit Moments'—Here's How You Should Deal With Them
I’ve had my share of vomit moments—both in business and in life. It’s that moment where a specific thing happens that causes you to want to run into the bathroom and vomit, which you sometimes...
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After Banning Circumcision, German Courts Are Going After Ear Piercing
In the debate in Germany over circumcision, you often hear people say jokingly that if cutting the foreskin off a baby boy’s penis for religious reasons is outlawed then piercing little girls’...
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Personal Finance Software Is A Horrible Budgeting Idea
In the future, you'll never open up your wallet at the end of the weekend wondering where it all went. Piecing together a night out in reverse after finding your wallet empty simply won't happen --...
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GALLUP: Most Americans Still Think Obama Will Win The Election
Most Americans believe President Obama will win the presidential election this fall, even though the race has been highly competitive for most of the year. Americans' expectation that Obama will win...
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Strip Clubs Thrive Whenever A Republican Convention Comes To Town
What happens when 15,000 members of the media are enlisted to 4,400 delegates to the Republican National Convention? You read lots of stories about strip clubs, naturally. It's time for the...
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Where NASA's Moonwalking Men Are Now
When Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, died Saturday (Aug. 25), it marked the passing of an American icon and one of only a handful of men to stand on the moon and look up at...
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Every Investor Should Memorize The New Rules For Asset Allocation
Asset allocation is the centerpiece of any investment plan, whether it's for an individual or an organization. People typically set their asset allocation based on traditional assumptions -- many of...
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This 15-Square Mile Neighborhood Is Responsible For 7 Percent Of South...
Park Jaesang is an unlikely poster boy for South Korea's youth-obsessed, highly lucrative, and famously vacuous pop music. Park, who performs as Psy (short for psycho), is a relatively ancient 34, has...
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15 Of The World's Strangest Exotic Fruits
“I ate a whole lemon, raw, and it was delicious,” says Katie O’Neill, a Philadelphia-based medical student. No, she wasn’t on drugs, but her perception was chemically altered: after eating miracle...
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The Only Thing Rising Faster Than Food Stamp Usage Is Food Stamp Cost
Here are a couple of charts from Tim Wallace on the food stamp program, now called "SNAP" to remove the stigma. SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP Participants SNAP...
View ArticleThey Got the Same Shit Over There That We Got Here – Going Postal
Not sure why it took me so long to write this one, but better late than never. The impetus stems from a nasty murder/melee case in Jinan involving a water company and a disgruntled former employee:...
View ArticleThe Daily Twit – 8/28/12: A Mishmosh of Maladies
Today we’ve got the full range of China stories. From the environment to legal reform, IP infringement to nationalism and violence, we’ve got a little of everything. Guardian: Japanese flag torn from...
View ArticleI Will Not Allow Minxin Pei to Underestimate My Cynicism
Minxin Pei’s latest column, “China in the Eye of the Beholder,” is all about how Westerners are fooled by China’s leaders: One of the most glaring, if unremarked, oddities concerning China nowadays is...
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There's A Reason The Markets Feel More Volatile—They Are
Until about 25 years ago, when elders spoke in solemn tones about "the Great Crash," there was never any doubt about which crash they meant. For nearly six decades, there was only one Great Crash...
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How I Aced An Online Driving Course For A Hefty Car Insurance Discount
I'm the so-called financial guru in my household. I get laughed at for my love of "BOGO," which means "buy one, get one free," and my endless quest to pay as little as possible, without sacrificing...
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Is Gold Still 'The Next Greatest Trade Ever'?
Believe it or not, the housing crash wasn't all heartache and tears. When the mortgage bubble burst a few select investors made a boatload. One of them was hedge fund titan John A. Paulson. In what...
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The Traditional Path To Retirement May Not Be The Right One
“Work, work, work, work, work, work. Retire.” That’s how New York University professor Sewin Chan described the traditional retirement path at a symposium several years ago. However, that path may be...
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A Montana Man Was Killed While Pretending To Be Bigfoot
A Montana man was struck and killed by cars Sunday night while trying to hoax a Bigfoot sighting. The Montana Highway Patrol reported that Randy Lee Tenley of Kalispell was pronounced dead at the...
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Researchers Have Solved The Mystery Of The 'Monster' Larvae That Live In The...
For nearly two centuries, scientists have pulled so-called "monster larva" from the guts of fish and wondered what these thick-bodied creatures looked like as grown-ups. Now one biologist believes he...
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