David Brooks in the NY Times:
The daily activities most associated with happiness are sex, socializing after work and having dinner with others. The daily activity most injurious to happiness is commuting. According to one study, joining a group that meets even just once a month produces the same happiness gain as doubling your income. According [...]

From the New Yorker:
Whole Foods has made Mackey a wealthy man. He owns roughly thirty million dollars in stock—less than one per cent of the company—and has sold millions more over the years. Still, he flies commercial and drives a Honda Civic hybrid.
Mas:
Whole Foods routinely ranks high on those lists of companies that are the [...]

Another interesting tidbit about my favorite movie of the year:
Zombieland was supposed to be a TV show on CBS. But when the network ditched the series — the fools! — Zombieland was made into a movie. Leaving tons of material for sequels.
[snip]
Paul Wernick: We got a 23 episode season in our head. So divided by [...]

From the Brooklyn Heights Blog, by way of New York Magazine:
According to the hearsay gossip of someone who almost witnessed the incident, an extremely Brooklyn-esque confrontation took place at a Brooklyn Heights Starbucks this morning. In a nutshell: While waiting for their drinks, Man No. 1 complained to Man No. 2 about the latter’s crying [...]

Ahem:
I have no doubt you are sexually hip, but just in case you’re not, please know that “teabag” has a particular meaning in certain circles.
Even Anderson C:
…Gergen was saying that, after two very bad elections, conservatives and Republicans were “searching for their voice.” Cooper responded, “It’s hard to talk when you’re teabagging.” He said this [...]