- Iceland: The Party at the End of the World – Tracy McVeigh of The Guardian reports that one of the world’s best places to live is a country on the verge of collapse, thanks to inflation, a crumbing currency and the meltdown of financial markets. (via BuzzFeed)
- Sarah Palin’s Doodles – Noam Scheiber of The New Republic makes an absolutely amazing find on his reporting mission to Alaska. (via BuzzFeed)
- Obama’s Good Deed – A wonderful story of how a young Barack Obama came to the rescue of a young Norwegian bride 20 years ago. (via reddit)
- Don’t Blame the Poor – Daniel Koffler of Culture 11 tells us not to believe the pundits who want to blame the financial crisis on irresponsible poor people. (via Economist’s View)