MetaFilter posts tagged with WSJ

I'm just a boy with a new haircut (and that's a pretty nice haircut)

porn in the woods — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:03:52 -0800

With today's economy, DIY haircuts are gaining in popularity. Flowbees and electric clipper sales are up. Did you see the drummer's hair?*

(Not) Jesus Christ on a Pogo Stick.

Lutoslawski — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:53:29 -0800

"Some consider 20-year-old Fred Grzybowski the best pogo-stick rider in the world, able to leap over a minivan, among other feats. But his days on top may be numbered." Pogopalooza: The 6th Annual Extreme Pogo Competition.

This Space for Rent

educatedslacker — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:01:05 -0800

The New American Dream: Renting
The Wall Street Journal goes into the history of homeownership in the US and discusses why it just may not be for everyone.

Fewer Twitters with caffeine jitters?

Shepherd — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:36:43 -0800

According to the Wall Street Journal, coffee shops in New York are starting to cut back on laptops -- by reducing WiFi privileges, removing outlets, or banning the machines outright. This article has spawned a vast number of spin-off pieces and conversations across the Web. Meanwhile, the quest for a place to lounge in the glow of unlimited Internet use continues to be a beacon... even here on MetaFilter.

"One must be very naïve or dishonest to imagine that men choose their pants independently of their situation."

Liver — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:44:22 -0800

Demon Denim. Feeding off a earlier column in the WSJ by Daniel Akst, who wrote, "no fabric has ever been so insidiously effective at undermining national discipline," conservative columnist George Will takes up the (denim-free) banner in the crusade to rid America of "the plague of that ubiquitous fabric, which is symptomatic of deep disorders in the national psyche."

Pictures of the Day

kliuless — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:05:11 -0800

The WSJ Photo Journal - The Boston Globe's Big Picture has company. [previously]

"Fit" to report?

starman — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:36:11 -0800

In a recent Wall Street Journal story asking if Obama is "too fit" to be president, the reporter uses a Yahoo! message board to find sources (Google cache of the post). (via DF)

Can I has stock quotes?

Sys Rq — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:50:45 -0800

The Wall Street Journal invites kids onto lawn. Commence apocalypse.

WSJ - New Limits to Growth Revive Malthusian Fears

sjjh — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:26:50 -0800

Spread of Prosperity Brings Supply Woes: Slaking China's Thirst Malthusian catastrophe does appear to be at hand, as foreseen by the Club of Rome in 1972 publication of "The Limits of Growth"

WSJ - Thinking About Tomorrow

sjjh — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:52:00 -0800

Predicting the Future WSJ - "We look ahead 10 years, and imagine a whole different world." Plus, review of predictions from 1998 -

Ladies, you should know better!

nofundy — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:04:54 -0800

Feminism causes rape. Or, maybe not.

Remedial economics for the WSJ editorial board

Postroad — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:33:53 -0800

Remedial economics for the WSJ editorial board An April 26 Wall Street Journal editorial argued that "the overall tax burden grew more progressive" in the last 25 years because upper income taxpayers pay a larger share of total taxes than they did in 1979. But the Journal failed to explain why upper income taxpayers pay a larger share today: The wealthiest Americans earn a much larger share of total income than they did in 1979. [see, too: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005_04/006194.php]

Yelling "Freebird"

Tlogmer — Mon, 21 Mar 2005 03:24:29 -0800

Freebird!

EU vs USA

dagny — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:33:34 -0800

Europe versus America (PDF) is a report by a Swedish public policy institute comparing the two economies, concluding that "If the European Union were a state in the USA it would belong to the poorest group of states." The WSJ has read the report, and highlights that "Most Americans have a standard of living which the majority of Europeans will never come anywhere near [...]. in the U.S. a large 45.9% of the 'poor' own their homes, 72.8% have a car and almost 77% have air conditioning, which remains a luxury in most of Western Europe. The average living space for poor American households is 1,200 square feet. In Europe, the average space for all households, not just the poor, is 1,000 square feet.". With a looming demographic crisis in Europe to boot, will the EU be able to implement much-needed reforms to save their welfare-state system before it is too late?

Fathi Eljahmi

tbc — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 22:23:22 -0800

Libyan dissident Fathi Eljahmi needs our help. Adam Daifallah relays the basics of Wall Street Journal columnist Claudia Rosett's piece about Eljahmi Wednesday. (I am linking to Adam's blog because the WSJ requires registration to read.) Ms. Rosett first mentioned Eljahmi last month. Now he and his family have disappeared.

Harlan Ellison vs. AOL

sassone — Tue, 22 Jul 2003 08:40:35 -0800

Harlan Ellison vs. AOL This case has been discussed before, but here's an update from the Wall Street Journal.

Shirking or working?

luser — Thu, 15 May 2003 08:29:29 -0800

The WSJ offers tips for slacking off at work. My own favorite: leave an old wallet on your desk next to your monitor. See ya in three hours!

scarlet SUV

serafinapekkala — Tue, 21 Jan 2003 10:54:04 -0800

"Buying an SUV is partly an act of fantasy." In the interest of throwing gasoline on the fire, I present David Brooks, SUV apologist, in the Wall Street Journal.

mr.abominable — Fri, 04 Oct 2002 14:08:22 -0800

How Much is a Human Life Worth? Read the smoke signals that it's nigh time for tort reform. In the newest bout of self-help jurisprudence, the "good" people of california have gone too far in awarding an obscene amount of money in a case against Philip Morris. Betty Bullock can now take her 28 billion and go shopping for half of Microsoft, or any other Fortune 500 company, if she's so inclined. Assuming that there is a bank in the land that can cash the check. Smoking my way to the bank.

Dukebloo — Wed, 11 Sep 2002 17:10:17 -0800

Silly Putty supersized. Indulge in tactile manipulation on the kind of scale that would make jealous schoolchildren weep. Do they come in giant plastic shells?

homunculus — Tue, 09 Jul 2002 22:07:44 -0800

With friends like the Saudis, who needs enemies? "There is, then, no real need for us to be frightened by the loss of the kingdom's oil friendship. But we should be concerned by the evidence of its strategic enmity. It may be true that the Saudis are neither Iraqis nor Iranians nor Libyans; but it is quite dangerous enough that they are Saudis."

Su — Wed, 12 Jun 2002 10:26:58 -0800

Fairly well-reasoned WSJ Op-Ed piece concerning the Boston Phoenix decision to link the unedited Daniel Pearl video. Apparently the Phoenix's editor claims he would have wanted it shown.

johnnyboy — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 06:46:03 -0800

Danny pearl, did the wall street journal endanger their own reporter. The handing over of a laptop to the C.I.A and the department of Defense may hve led to the singling out of a Journal employee.

bunnyfire — Fri, 08 Feb 2002 12:26:04 -0800

"Why we talk about Reagan"

prozaction — Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:44:34 -0800

WSJ Reporter Daniel Pearl allegedly killed I certainly hope the reports aren't true. By placing the international media under seige, the stakes of the "war" against terrorism will rise drastically.