April 2004

News Sources

Recently, Eszter at Crooked Timber asked where people go in the morning for news. I start at Google News, then Yahoo Financial News, then The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Then it’s off into the energy trades for me …

Good Stuff In Wsj Today

Here at the Admiral’s Club, read the paper on the train here … the front page article on what American retailers can learn from British retailers (subscription required) is very interesting. It only obliquely refers to one challenge facing American department stores, particularly in large cities — lots of people, women especially, can buy similar …

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Netflix

Here’s an interesting story about Netflix, complete with an inane quote from “choice paralyzes us” Barry Schwartz. I love Netflix. What Schwartz and the other choice nannies in the world fail to appreciate is that having this choice, while increasing my options, makes my life so much more relaxed and my entertainment options so much …

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