Billionaire Suit Supports Marijuana Decriminalization

Billionaire finance guru George Soros has donated $1 million to the Drug Policy Action Committee to Tax and Regulate Marijuana – Yes on Prop. 19,” according to Bloomberg. The publication confirmed the donation with Soros’ spokesman after finding a filing on the website of the California Secretary of State. The donation news came on the [...]

TLC Reveals Sarah Palin Reality Show

Cable network TLC, a unit of Discovery Communications (TreeHugger, Animal Planet), has hit a new ethical low that might lead to its new ratings high. The network is launching a reality show about Sarah Palin and her clan dubbed Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Apparently this new show from the people that brought us Sister Wives, a [...]

FDA OKs Heroin, Morphine Relapse Prevention Drug

Amy Winehouse might have a fighting chance thanks to a new drug called Vivitrol. U.S. government agency Food and Drug Administration approved Vivitrol to treat and prevent relapse after patients with opioid addictions complete detox. The new drug is an extended-release formula based on naltrexone that is administered through an intramuscular injection monthly. Naltrexone functions [...]

Luxury Stores Trump Chain Stores In September

The spending power of wealthy Americans seems stable as luxury stores posted better September numbers than the usual big box retailers. Last week, the Financial Times reported that U.S. luxury department stores beat the rest of the retail industry in September. Neiman Marcus said sales increased 4.7% last month, against September 2009, with big movement [...]

Can 5k Make You Happy?

According to a recent U.K. survey from investment firm Skandia, all it takes is £5,ooo to make people happy. The Telegraph of London reports that according to the survey, 82% of respondents would be happy if they have £5,000 in savings, up from 66% six years ago. In U.S. dollars, £5,000 is about $8,000, which [...]

Link Love: A New Solar System, Artificial Corneas, Huawei’s U.S. Mobile Market Plan, & News from the Art World’s Saviour

Scientists in England have successfully implanted a set of artificial corneas and hope the operation and development will eventually lead to widespread use of such products, which could help those with scarring and other damage that hinders sight. Click here for the complete article. Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei has hired U.S. startup Amerilink Telecom, which [...]

NBC Bets On Love

NBC is hoping the countless single heterosexual men and women in America will tune into two new shows that demonstrate the many facets of modern love and what people do to find it. Or should we say lust. Based in Chicago, one new show, Friends with Benefits, stars five young adults searching for love, and [...]

Tobacco Companies May Have Found Advertising Loophole

A new study published in the Tobacco Control journal suggests that the major tobacco companies are getting around the rules barring advertising to kids on television by tapping YouTube. Though the five major cigarette makers deny it, some suggest there are videos on YouTube with product placement-style promotions of certain brands, according to The Los [...]

Even Gang Members Love Starbucks

Friday morning was pretty eventful since I learned that even gang members like Starbucks. In the East Village and Alphabet City, even in a post-Rudy Giuliani New York, one expects their fair share of shady folks, grifters and junkies. But in Gramercy Park, one expects a bit of suburbia in the city. So imagine this, [...]

Weekend Link Love: Fashionistas & A Picket Line, Om vs. Xanax, Pospartum Laws, A New Biofuel Source & the Target Backlash

A Wall Street Journal article delves into the debate surrounding New York Fashion Week and its move to Lincoln Center, where unions are fighting fashionistas. The fashion week folks want to choose workers for setup but the union for stagehands says their members usually get jobs for work on the premises. Fashion Week starts September [...]

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