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MIT Offers Awesome Classes to Give Nerds Social Skills [Good Manners]

Nerds may be able to let their freak flags fly in the protected confines of the MIT campus, but the same can't necessarily be said for the real world. That's why the school has wisely been offering something called "Charm School" for its students. CBS Sunday Morning went inside this elective day of classes that covers everything from table manners to how to dress for success to being socially graceful, and it actually seems pretty awesome.
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Argentinian isolationism and socialism force Google to flee from developers

Technology : Techi.com (1 hour ago)

The good part about comprehensive socialism is that it's excellent for buying votes and winning elections as the masses in the middle and lower class see an opportunity for them to get more money that they didn't have to earn. The b... Read Post

Peggy Noonan, Teaching at Harvard: “You Have To Let Your Freak Flag Fly.” [Crazy]

Pop Culture / Celebrity : Gawker (4 years ago)

Three-steps-from-crazy-cat-lady WSJ columnist Peggy Noonan is teaching at Harvard. Our spies report: "Peggy's a ridiculous, hilarious person to speaking with any authority on anything at all." They've provided us with her awesome qu... Read Post

The CFDA Awards: Where the Art Class Freaks Get to Shine [Good/bad/ugly]

Pop Culture / Celebrity : Jezebel (12 months ago)

If the fashion world were like high school, the Met Ball would be like the prom, whereas the CFDA Awards are more like the stoner scene under the bleachers, where the creative types, misfits and loners can let their freak flags fly ... Read Post


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