Month February 2010

Fasten your seat belts. Turbulence ahead

The US debt load is crushing and getting ever-larger. Spain and Greece are on verge of defaulting. We’re talking sovereign defaults here, not businesses. Commercial real estate is tanking. A new wave of foreclosures is coming. Obama hearts Wall Street…

Toyota. How to blow up your brand

Transportation Secretary LaHood: Stop driving your Toyota now. Update: Lahood says earlier comment on Toyota was “misstatement” They’ll be studying this in business school for years to come. What not to do when you have product safety problems. Federal regulators…

Tuli Kupferberg benefit concert

Wonder of wonders, who would have thought when the Fugs started in 1964 that the New York Times would review a benefit for co-founder Tuli Kupferberg all these years later. He’s 86 and mostly blind now from recent strokes. So,…

Food Rescue Map

With a record 1 in 8 Americans now receiving food stamps I couldn’t help but share this ingenious little find on Google Maps: A Food Rescue Map! I’ve seen walking tours and other touristy maps on Google but this is…