Newmark's Door

Potential time waster. But interesting.

Hello, I'm a musical time machine. Go back in time to hear how popular music has changed from 1940 to today, as told by the Billboard Top 100.

He's had a good time. 

You hope you never, ever need this information. But if you do . . . 

You know, for just in case. 

"What to eat and where." It should have more cities, but for the ones it has it could be useful.

Hemingway is too low but given the frequent dopiness of the English professoriate, I guess it's amazing he's ranked as high as he is. 

Most of 'em look pretty, but I'll pass.

Tim Worstall, excellent: "Can we please just declare the end of 'peak oil' and start worrying about something important?"

So, peak oil wouldn't be a problem if it did happen and it's not going to happen anyway. So can we please just declare the end of peak oil and get on with worrying about something important instead? Like, say, what is the solution to Simon Cowell?

(Blog author's note: I don't think economics offers a solution for Simon Cowell.)

Steven Hayward: "Unconventional Energy Meets Conventional Politics: Which Will Win?" I think it will be a very close call.

Robert Johnson on Business Insider: "The Canadian Oil Sand Mines Refused Us Access, So We Rented This Plane To See What They Were Up To". Interesting and with pictures.

Who knew? Lego sets follow a power law.

Yes. And the same holds true for virtually all research in the humanities and other social sciences. (Economics included.)