I was supposed to get this done two weeks ago but whooooops.

-Eugene

#1. The Secret Footballer: Rousing team talks can save sides from oblivion
I really enjoy reading The Secret Footballer. It’s about an English Premiership player who blogs anonymously and gives the skinny on what goes through the mind of an (intelligent and articulate) footballer of the highest level. In this post he talks about what it’s like to be on the brink of relegation.

#2. Why Google’s hiring process is broken
Google’s reliance on the non-creative side of things is hurting the company.

#3. S.E.C. Proposes Crackdown on Ratings Agencies
Finally asking for the rating agencies responsible for loans to not be so friggin’ reckless.

#4. Grocery Store Seafood: What to Eat and What to Avoid
As we consume more farmed seafood, what you should look for in regards to safety and sustainability.

#5. Dairy consumption does not elevate heart-attack risk, study suggests
As you’ll see later on, the saturated fats in dairy aren’t putting you at risk for heart attacks.

#6. High Fructose Corn Syrup: The Real Story
Something that argues that in reality, HFCS isn’t the villain that it’s been put out to be. I’ll still exercise caution.

#7. Good Food and Fat: Are Chefs to Blame for Obesity?
It’s like the whole “guns kill people” argument.

#8. New York Times Editor Is a Horrible Troll Who Doesn’t Understand the Modern World
There’s no way that at its very foundation, greater connectivity is bad for the world, but its misuse (i.e. all the time wasters on the net) is definitely a bad call. The article involves the NYT’s Bill Keller rants about our connectivity.

#9. Dispute over new immigrants from the mainland, Hong Kong is unhappy?
HKers are getting mad about how Mainlanders are using up their (technically I fall under “their”) resources.

#10. Car Jousting With Drunk Germans
Getting pissed and driving cars in the same general direction haha.

#11. Can running in minimalist shoes strengthen your feet and legs?
Yes, yes they can.

#12. American Coach Finds Success in Guatemala
Cool story of an American coach who’s now coaching in a small Central American country that may not have the amenities and glamour of the US but has been a successful experience nonetheless.

#13. Osama Bin Laden’s “porn” as propaganda: Is it more damning than his terrorism?
When everybody made a stink about Bin Laden holding porn, what sort of jab did it serve in the battle of beliefs and religions?

#14. Scrabble dictionary changes: The controversy over changes to the game’s word list
Scrabble’s rapid jump in permissible words are making some people unhappy haha.

#15. Why New Experiences Are Important, and How They Positively Affect Your Perception of Time
Familiarity makes time go faster, so that means engage in things that are new and engaging.

#16. This Guy Can Cure Cancer
An interview with a guy who allegedly has the cure to cancer but has run into some roadblocks with the drug.

#17. Can Recipe Search Engines Make You a Better Cook?
I definitely think so, I’m a terrible cook, I’m essentially a “recipe follower” haha but you do learn a lot from the resources out there.

#18. Science reveals what you need to do to talk people into anything
No need to talk quickly or perfectly, pauses are totally permissible.

#19. Book Review – On China – By Henry Kissinger
The dude who’s unequivocal in the understanding of US-Sino political relations.

#20. The Great Recession’s lost generation – May. 17, 2011
Totally feel for those who just graduated school but face little to no job prospects in their domain.

#21. ‘Bad’ Cholesterol Not as Bad as People Think, Study Shows
Please let this one fall… I’d like to consume 8 eggs a day without somebody bringing up some shit about the cholesterol affecting me.

#22. First Day at the French Laundry
A lively experience for Toronto chef Brandon Olsen and what makes French Laundry one of the greatest restaurants in the world.

#23. The New Geopolitics of Food – By Lester R. Brown
As we face food shortages and rising prices, food has the ability to be an important thing on the agenda of global leaders… there’s much more to it then that one over-generalized statement.

#24. Clubbers can smell a good nightspot
Since more clubs now have no-smoking, clubbers are realizing the lack of a masking smell of smoke now brings out the worst in booze and BO haha. Solution, Fabreeze your dance floor for a better experience.

#25. Gut bacteria linked to behavior: That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head
The effect of an unbalanced gut flora on your mental well-being.

#26. China Eases Censorship On Food Safety Muckraking
China has opened the doors to protests and discourse on their often failing and dangerous food system.

#27. How Steve Jobs ‘out-Japanned’ Japan
How Steve Jobs learned from Sony and effectively pasted the Japanese giant when it lost focus and sight.