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http://timharford.com/2009/08/dear-economist-the-readers-respond/
But a second question arises: why are we judged on appearances? It might be intrinsically satisfying to have a well-dressed boyfriend, but there is nothing fundamentally less productive about a scruffy accountant. Evidently, the tie is important because employers believe it is correlated with diligence and talent.
If this is true, we would expect to see [...]

From an interview in The Sun prior to his Round 3 TKO loss to Katsidis:
Mitchell, unbeaten in 31 fights, is realistic enough to admit his unbeaten record will not last for ever. He added: “Almost everyone gets done and you have to accept it.
“Amir Khan got beat, Carl Froch got beat, so what. He is [...]

From five-books.com, distinguished LSE criminologist, Professor David Downes on why Durkheim is relevant today.

Sad story of Mike Quarry, brother of 1970s Great White Hope at Heavyweight, Jerry. Sadly both took too many blows to the head and suffered dementia pugilistica.

Interesting look at a murder investigation recently carried out by the Hampshire constabulary. The film focuses on how the investigating team approached the problem of identifying a victim and catching a murderer.
Some googling provide further information. Strangely, thisishampshire identifies a Detective Sergeant Richard Rowledge as the man leading the investigation. In the documentary, the Senior [...]

A moment’s repose in Queen’s Park brings to mind Louis MacNiece’s evocative poem, Autumn Journal:

Esther Rantzen writing in The Telegraph puts Tracey Connelley and Steven Barker, responsible for the death of ‘Baby P’, into an intergenerational context.
Were the social workers in Haringey aware of this? If they weren’t, will they be in the future?

From ESPN:

According to reports, he [Vernon Forrest] was robbed at a gas station, where he had stopped to put air in his tires and allow his 11-year-old godson to use the bathroom. A man approached Forrest and demanded his Rolex and championship ring, and after the man took the items Forrest pulled out his .45 [...]

Stephen Mitchelmore writing about the impact of a serious head injury in his blog, This Space:
I submitted and looked at the witness statements. One saw the cyclist fly into the air still holding the handlebars, then land to lie stock-still across the tarmac. The other witness got out of his car and ran over. After [...]

Geoff Nicholson and Will Self discuss the art of walking
Not a spectacularly interesting exchange, but this from Will Self wasn’t bad:

I very like the ‘munching on mental nothingness’ line, and it does apply
to me perfectly well, too. I liken it - again - to meditation: I set off thinking programmatically - or perhaps only troubled [...]