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Esprit de core competency

Crosscut — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:00:01 PDT

If the government can exclude food and energy from the "core" inflation rate, there are plenty of other cores to be exploited.

Jerry Springer's sea of troubles

Crosscut — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:00:01 PDT

Guests of today's show include Hamlet and Fortinbras.

Teach both sides of the flat Earth!

Crosscut — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:01 PDT

It's really quite simple: A lot of knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Oklahoma is OK: They have lots of Dale Chihuly glass!

Crosscut — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:00:01 PDT

And they even have their own Underground. When the Seattle SuperSonics move to the Sooner State, they'll miss some things but not others. After a visit, our correspondent compares and contrasts.

The plague of the jocks

Crosscut — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:00:01 PDT

It's the greatest story ever told. Well, OK, it's not. But it's one you'll be reading a lot about in coming days. It begins like this: In the reign of Gregory the XL, there was no joy in the Land of Sasquatch ...

Harvard finally gets its act together on gender studies

Crosscut — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:00:01 PDT

It had offered a mere 76 courses. Now with addition of "Gender and Sexuality in Ancient Greece" and 29 others, the curriculum is at last worthy.

Employee performance evaluations through the ages

Crosscut — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:01 PDT

These case studies might be instructive for employers of today. Examined here are the supervisor evaluations of employees Benedict Arnold, Judas Iscariot, and George Armstrong Custer.

The McCain-Clifford ticket

Crosscut — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:00:01 PDT

No question that Sen. John McCain needs a humorist on his ticket, but some details remain to be worked out before I accept.

Sex and the City and me

Crosscut — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:00:01 PDT

Geez, a guy tries to get in touch with a chick flick, and what does he get?

Investor class: Buy and behold

Crosscut — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:00:01 PDT

If you're lazy and stupid, you need our help.

Outsourcing is so yesterday, or last night, or whatever time it is in Bangalore

Crosscut — Mon, 26 May 2008 20:00:01 PDT

Nonsourcing is the way to go. And to ensure quality service, this article may be monitored for quality control or training purposes.

Sparing no expense to reduce that carbon footprint

Crosscut — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:00:01 PDT

Flip Side: Consider hybrid leaf blowers, jet-pooling, and sustainability in choosing lawn-care workers.

Hillary Clinton, will you please go now!

Crosscut — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:00:01 PDT

Flip Side: With apologies to Dr. Seuss and Maureen Dowd.

An alternative reality show

Crosscut — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:00:01 PDT

In The Real Husbands of Seattle, power and success come at high costs, but you might have to read between the lines ...

Which presidential candidate has a recipe for disaster?

Crosscut — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:00:01 PDT

When the election starts to resemble a bake sale, it's time to look at the recipes.

John Anderson's Pennsylvania postmortem

Crosscut — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:00:01 PDT

Consecrate a Scandinavian-American in the spirit of Obama-mania and footlight a contradiction: the Audacity of Pessimism.

Whatshisname offers tips on whatchamacallit

Crosscut — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:00:01 PDT

You know, remembering stuff. When it comes to total recall, nobody matches our Mr. Elephant.

Get rich quick: Write poorly

Crosscut — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:00:01 PDT

Guess what best-selling author wrote this: "Almost everyone — regardless of income, available time, age, and skills — can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity."

Not rich, not famous, but super smart!

Crosscut — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:00:01 PDT

Introducing the new celebrities — Nobel laureates.

Secret to a happy marriage: 'Yes, dear'

Crosscut — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:00:01 PDT

Our humorist explains why active listening is overrated.