Dan Ariely is trying to explain why we make the decisions that we make and more important, why in most cases we do not have as much control over our decisions, as we think. This is valid in dating, reserving a hotel room, and even office theft… Another example – why in some European countries, […]
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Mr. Vertigo is the life story of an urchin (Walter Claireborne Rawley, a.k.a., Walt the Wonder Boy) from the streets of 1920s St. Louis, who, through the most horrific processes imaginable, is taught to levitate by an eccentric Hungarian Jew, the Master Yehudi. After working out a routine, a performance of sorts, the two take […]
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Did you know that Vespa is the best-selling scooter of all time?Since 1946, Piaggio has produced over 17 million Vespas and two of them are mine: a new PX200E (Edit: I sold it) and a restored 1968 Sprint (Still going strong). The Vespa scooter is an enduring icon of youth, style, romance, and durability. Among […]
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It took me some years to understand what’s the meaning of “I saw a Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac” (“Boys of summer” by Don Henley). I had to become a Dead Head first I guess… It did take me a while to digest this iconic band. At first I really didnt fully connect to […]
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