Is There Anyone on the Planet More Annoying Than Sanjaya?

“So, here’s my full disclosure: I got into a blind “Idol” pool with some friends for $5 a square. It’s blind because we end up being randomly assigned two contestants among the final 12 for each square you buy. I bought two spots. There are a few ways to win small money — like half [...]

The Gospel of Judas

Scrolls revealing the Gospel of Judas were discovered in the Spring of last year and now scientists and Theologists are talking about what the book tells us about early Christianity. Fresh Air has a very good talk on it. [...]

What Does Your Career Say About You?

I (J) saw an interview with Sen. Obama the other day in which he made a very interesting observation about the place our careers hold within our lives. When asked by the interviewer why he, as a former Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Law Review, chose to practice civil rights law at a small firm, rather [...]

"I’m Doing Real Estate Stuff:" Subprime Mortgages, the New AIDS!

Hat tip: Dina

“Across the United States, blacks and Hispanics are more likely to get a high-cost, subprime mortgage when buying a home than whites, a major factor in a wave of foreclosures in poor, often black neighborhoods nationwide as a housing slowdown puts millions of “subprime” borrowers at risk of default.
“Even more troubling, real-estate industry [...]