Stories like this never cease to intrigue me...

Quoted: Shouldn't there be about as many highly eligible and appealing men as there are attractive, eligible women? Here's a look at how economics and game theory can explain the shortage of available, appealing men.

This is our next book club read - looking forward to checking it out!

Quoted: No one who attacks the humanitarian aid establishment is going to win any popularity contests, but, neither, it seems, is that establishment winning any contests with the people it is supposed to be helping.

Articles like this are precisely why I love Slate so much...

Quoted: Hangovers are not serious enough to be considered a medical condition, and there is, actually, no remedy for them—apart from old wives' tales and roast beef. They're neither a bad cold nor the flu, though they're serious enough to keep some in bed. But are hangovers always bad?

Interesting argument from economist Daniel Gross, who suggests that the recession might teach America how to compete globally.

Quoted: A recession may be upon us, which would mean fewer jobs, declining tax revenues, and sinking consumer confidence.

A contentious statement from Bill Cosby. I think the writer does a good job of pointing out some of the flaws with his argument, while bolstering his better points.

Quoted: A few years ago, Bill Cosby set off a firestorm with a speech excoriating his fellow African-Americans for, among other things, buying $500 sneakers instead of educational toys for their children. In a recent book, Come On People, he repeats his argument that black Americans spend too much money on designer clothes and fancy cars, and don't invest sufficiently in their futures.

An interesting Economist piece on why the quick rise of the rupee could actually be problematic...

Quoted: Is India suffocating from too much foreign attention?

Nice little Slate essay on why you can (and should) go beyond the gift card.

Quoted: Christmas is coming, so what do you buy the loved one who has everything? One possibility is the gift card, an electronic version of the traditional gift certificate that has taken the world by storm over the past decade.

Apparently women wait longer than men for their coffee on average...

Quoted: I'm a real cappuccino lover myself, but many of my female colleagues don't seem to go for the stuff. I'd never thought too much about it until recently.

A great Slate piece on why drastic inventory price cuts (i.e. the i-phone) actually signal a slow consumer economy...

Quoted: Crazy Eddie, the electronics retailer who advertised insanely low prices, went out of business nearly 20 year ago. But the company's spirit is thriving in blue-chip American corporations.