Connective Visions

Small-town news from Norway provides summer relief from the usual media.

As an Independence Day gift to Norwegian friends, the author suggests they – and other nations – review their U.S. bond portfolios.

A Facebook meme on the literary canon resembles the Internet tendency toward self-referentiality.

Shifting the holiday focus from sales to relationships can provide both social and economic benefits.

The Russian spy story of 2010 reminds us of how critical a role we have played in each other’s lives.

As I logged off from my home page last night, one of the last headlines to catch my eye via my Yahoo! feed was “Music Mogul Cowell Backs Tories.” Well, there. That should solve everything, right? It was enough to send me to bed, I assure you.

A downside to freelancing (“self-employment” in the happy words of government agencies) is that the celebrated U.S. tax refund is slightly rarer than a UFO sighting: the independent contractor almost always owes money. So I emerged yesterday after a

My father finished his midday news viewing today and announced, “They say it’s going to rain.” As it was pouring buckets outside, I couldn’t argue with them, and I said so. He frowned and said, “Yes, but I didn’t turn on the TV to find that out. I