Miscellaneous and Fast

• Oxymoron Alert! A collection of entertaining airline safety videos.


• And speaking of air flights, don't miss author, consultant, and professor Nicholas Bate's take on how to think like a long-distance airline pilot.


• One of our first city slickers: Benjamin Franklin.


• Seth Godin's Purple Cow may have entered the presidential campaign. Check out David Brooks on how he would advise the candidates.


• Click and scroll down for one of the more interesting environmental slogans out there.


• At last! A site to find out where in the world your surname is popular. [HT: Neatorama ]


• Business history: Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge gives some links.