For Sale: Alaska
Should Washington put Alaska up for sale to cure deficit woes? Probably not, because it wouldn’t actually pay much off. Also, yikes. [Washington Post]
Money + Work
Get honest career advice that you won’t find anywhere else, labour market updates, salary trends, and shrewd strategies for getting ahead. From career paths to coworkers, back stabbing to business casual, here’s what you need to plan your next move.
Party Like A Pro
Due to budget cuts, DailyXY regrets to inform you that there will be no holiday party this year, however, we encourage all employees to don a facade of forced merriment and retreat to the bathroom for an ill-advised tryst with Tiffany from accounting. [GQ]
Samsung Nation
Why stop at a Samsung smartphone? They own professional baseball teams, contribute about one fifth of South Korea’s GDP and THEY’VE EVEN GOT PSY. [Washington Post]
Psy Moves to Gangnam
The lesson for aspiring musicians trying to make it in this new media landscape? Rack up enough views on YouTube and you, too, can be the face of well-made Korean refrigerators or, if you really blow up, a major noodle company. [Yahoo]
The Lobsterman Cometh
Are you ready to give it all up, grow a beard, leave the cubical farm and make your living doing manual labour? Us too, until we gave this a look. [youtube width=”720″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGzgR1pV0Cg[/youtube]
