James K Gaulke

Listia, a marketplace for free stuff, has raised $1.75 million in funding from an impressive roster of investors and angels. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from SV Angel, Founder Collective, High Line Venture Partners, Max Levchin, Naval Ravikant, Alex Zubillaga, James Hong and others. Listia previously raised $400K in angel funding.

Matthew, of Wokingham, Berkshire, who was born without his left hand, and wrote to Ross Brawn, boss of F1 team Mercedes GP Petronas, asking for £35,000 to pay for a top-of-the range artificial one.

Lebron James paid $300k for his fiance's engagement ring which he gave to her on New Year's Eve. That's a big rock.

Paramedics were summoned to the U.K. premiere of 127 Hours, after audience members started fainting.

The James, Hotel, New York. Über-cool-urban hotel located in SoHo by Brack Capital Real Estate. Garden Bar & Restaurant, Rooftop Pool Deck, Bar and Lounge, Bar @ the Rooftop. Designed by Office for Design and Architecture, Perkins Eastman, Amanda Sullivan, and Piet Boon. Artwork from Matthew Jensen, John Paul Philippe, Cristina Grajales, Nienke Sybrandy, Rebecca Cole, Thomas Schlesser, Sarah Frost and Sun K. Kwak!

Maybe I am hearing things. Maybe I am just blowing this whole thing out of proportion. Or maybe Michal Jordan really did just smack LeBron James in the face, spit on his shoes, and tell him to "shut the f*&k up and stop whining"...

Galbraith offers a compelling argument on why the current economic crisis is comparable to the Great Depression, and requires radical governmental intervention of a similar proportion that the Obama administration has not yet confronted. In short, a response that will not be enacted through "bipartisan" support.

Next year, starting in January, the U.K.'s National Motor Museum will host the largest exhibition of James Bond movie cars ever assembled.