The Quebec Job
Somewhere in Ottawa, a red phone rang. Stephen Harper’s aides looked up and said, “My God! The Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve!” [Bloomberg]
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State of the App Store
Wired already listed their 413 essential apps; this is just a rundown of the “most memorable”, which, in Internet-speak, means “stuff that got past the tech pages and into the mainstream press.” [Wired]
The Hero Highly Excitable Children Deserve
If movie executives made films kids actually wanted, let’s just say they wouldn’t involve Santa teaming up with the Tooth Fairy. [youtube width=”300″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq8B6EGDTfA[/youtube]
The Hangover Cures
Of course, this five-page meditation on the nature of hangovers is only readable once you’ve finally shaken your hangover. [The New Yorker]
Predicting the Present
Wired was mostly accurate for their 2013 predictions, but that’s because they avoid predicting the end of the world. Take note, nutcases. [Wired]
