Mapping self-esteem. The BBC’s Mark Easton has a fascinating post that charts self-esteem across Europe, by colour coding it. Women’s self-esteem tends to be much lower and, interestingly, happy citizens are not necessarily the ones with the highest self-esteem.
Bridging the divide: She was religious; he was working on a theory that could destroy the place of faith in the modern world. And yet, they made their marriage work. The tale of Charles and Emma Darwin is formidable, writes Deborah Heiligman at the LA Times.
Dubya on ice. Ben & Jerry’s have created an ice-cream flavour to celebrate Obama’s win: the appropriately-named “Yes, Pecan!”. But apparently no flavours have been attributed to the Bush administration… Banned in Hollywood fills the void with some suggestions, including the nutty “Iraqi Road”.
Weighty blog matters: Who knows what ground-breaking territory the blogosphere will conquer next. There was Stuff White People Like, the bellyache of Lolcats, the recession-induced Dating a Banker Anonymous. Now we have This is why you’re fat bringing us pictures of corn dog pizzas and Oreo stacks. Nom nom nom.
