"I Think Globalization is Here to Stay"

From the Davos World Economic Forum, 2004.

Moderated by Stephan Klapproth, Journalist, Swiss Television SF DRS, Switzerland

Participating bigwigs:

• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance of Nigeria
• Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
• Joseph E. Stiglitz, Professor, Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, USA
• Christoph Stückelberger, General Secretary, Bread for All - Brot für alle, Switzerland

You Live in a Failed State If . . .

Branding Isn't Just For Products Anymore; Market Your Country Here!

Stupid Human Tricks

Yesterday, an old friend of ours up in Boston, "Big Head Braden," embarked on an absurd quest to sit in every one of the 18,000 seats in the TD BankNorth Garden, aka the Boston Garden, as part of a radio show promotion:

He failed. "Dizziness and vomiting" after the jump...

What Happens When You Stick a Cat on a Cactus?

A cat, the perfect apartment pet. And here's a montage of why they're worth it.

Baby Alligators in the Sewers Grow Up Fast

It's in the music too! Here's Thom Yorke of Radiohead channeling the truth about the crocs under the street: