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Blogging prostitute TV show
"The usual story: impoverished graduate in depressing London bedsit seeks career with integrity or, failing that, a fat pay-cheque."
In which our plucky young heroine invokes Occam's razor with regards to the authenticity of her anonymously-penned working life.
posted to MetaFilter by furious blush
at 6:22 PM on January 24, 2005
MeFi post:
New greeting card idea: Life Begins at 30
Twixters? Adultescence? Kidults? From what asses do they pluck these terms?! Ditto, kuatto. It makes me want to smash things. Reading "twixters" in every other sentence distracted me, and made it hard for me to take this article seriously.
That said, and being in this age group, I have to point out that this bit really sums it up: To them, the period from 18 to 25 is a kind of sandbox, a chance to build castles and knock them down, experiment with... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by furious blush
at 9:12 AM on January 22, 2005
How NOT to Buy Happiness
Very loosely, the above essay is an economic antithesis to the article in discussion. It correlates happiness to observable behaviors associated with well-being. Its thesis is that money is more wisely spent on inconspicuous consumption such as travel, education, programs for cleaner air or a better environment in general, and freedom from a long commute or a stressful job vs. conspicuous goods such as bigger houses, faster cars, and luxury... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by furious blush
at 9:05 PM on January 22, 2005
