CONTEMPORIST » A Penthouse Where Nature Meets Architecture. links to a new york times article and slideshow. this is probably the coolest condo unit i’ve ever seen.

A Year of Heavy Losses - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com. a good grpahical explanation of the losses.

Josef Koudelka Blossomed When Prague Withered - NYTimes.com. Kodeda, i’ll call this photo exhibit to your attention.

NY Times has an article about Toronto’s Igor the Bike Thief.

The Double Life of an Infamous Serbian Fugitive - NYTimes.com. from genocide to an alternative medicine santa claus. crazy.

Link by Link - This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix - NYTimes.com. article on xkcd.

Emily Gould - Blog-Post Confidential. imagine that, blogging too much of your life and being mean for a living comes back to bite you in the ass.

Making a Rubik’s Cube studio seem effortless - (37signals). the nytimes has a series of articles about making use of small spaces.

The Odds for a Retirement Nest Egg, Recalculated - New York Times. very interesting article about a recent paper which throws the idea of reducing equity exposure as you get older on it’s head. i definitely want to read the whole thing.

Taking Back the Streets - New York Times. ten urban planning ideas for more people-friendly streets.

Op-Chart: Making Money Hand Over Fist - The New York Times. a guide to the hand signals of trading on the NY Mercantile.

Tighten Your Belt, Strengthen Your Mind - New York Times “The brain has a limited capacity for self-regulation, so exerting willpower in one area often leads to backsliding in others.”

Tech Support Gets a Reprieve While Users Take a Hit - New York Times “Ma’am, you do realize that there’s a jack on the keyboard itself?”

I Love You, but You Love Meat - New York Times “I’m not a vegangelical”

The Afterlife of Cellphones - New York Times. on the global pachinko machine of used cell phones.

Citigroup Posts $9.8 Billion Loss; Will Cut 4000 Jobs - New York Times. and “cutting its dividend by 41 percent and obtaining a $12.5 billion cash infusion” from investors like the Singapore government.

Can There Be Too Many Tourists? In Tuscany, Maybe - New York Times. the town of Sienna is fighting an airport expansion. “We don’t object to growth, but our main intent is to remain human.”

NYTimes Op-ed asking if Amazon’s customer service is the reason for it’s stock rise. “According to Forrester Research, 52 percent of people who shop online say they do their product research on Amazon.”, that is nuts.

The New York Times | 2007: The Year in Pictures. nice full screen flash interface. photo #8 in the “Washington” section is so creepy.

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto | The New York Times. i find it odd that there’s people who stand and take photos (instead of running) while bombs go off.