Archive for February, 2009
week in review: february 16 – 20, 2009
in the week that the bailout bill was signed for a tidy sum, sacred bird had a lot to say. here’s the week that was at sacred bird:
business and economy: we finally got an explanation for what went wrong along with some ideas for making a few bucks.
culture: don’t trash talk. stop sharing. relax. go [...]
now we just need a video on how to fix it
grad student jonathan jarvis created his film, the short and simple of the credit crisis, for his thesis. it’s the simpliest explanation i’ve seen yet of the tangled mess we’re in. it’s worth a look-see, even if you think you understand how it started.
part 1
part 2
this makes things a little hairy
the second sports related story in a week–this has to be a sacred bird record. the united arab emirates denied israeli tennis star shahar peer a visa to compete in the emirates championships. officials claim that this is not a continuation of the long-standing boycott against israel, but a measure to spare her from protest [...]
think twice about going old school
remember the story 630 posted yesterday about retro mountain dew and pepsi? well, it seems like mountain dew is causing a few dental problems up in appalachia. last week on 20/20, diane sawyer’s “a hidden america: children of the mountains” detailed the lives of poor appalacian children and the troubles they encounter. one of them [...]
’skinny bitches’ need not apply
need to make a quick buck or get away on a dream trip? consider turning your bod into a billboard. in exchange for a roundtrip ticket or $777 in cash, air new zealand paid 30 people to shave their heads and use the space to advertise for the airline. a british beauty supply store paid [...]
we’ve been meaning to tell you
today marks obama’s first foreign trip as president. he’s headed to canada to visit with prime minister stephen harper. rumor has it they’ll talk turkey about a few sensitive subjects (canada’s 2011 withdrawl from afghanistan, the controversial ‘buy american’ clause in the $787B relief package). coming off the last 8 years, i think harper will begin his discussion [...]
$787,000,000,000
no doubt by now you’ve heard that the $787 billion dollar stimulus bill has finally passed. about one third of it will go towards tax cuts but the reminder is to be spent on various other projects and programs meant to stimulate the economy. in the weeks since it was introduced, we’ve gotten use to [...]
