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Stanford Business School economist Paul Oyer says the best way to work your way up the career ladder is to aim for a job at the top: "Try to get lucky. And also, think carefully about that first job because it can matter for the rest of your career." (via Matthew Yglesias)

Women can smell a man's sexual intentions, according to a study by psychologists at Rice University.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says police and/or military forces are prepared for a U.S.-México border "surge" if there is a "spillover of violence" from drug cartels in México. Too late.

Oops, you're racist.

Barack Obama and Spider-Man trade a fist jab in a special edition of Spider-Man comics.

Watch The Mystery of the Yellow Line and learn how the first-down line on TV football broadcasts works. (via Slashdot)

Young Money Records signee Drake says Lil Wayne is making a "complete rock album."

Mexican President Felipe Calderón announced an economic recovery plan that includes freezing gasoline prices for the rest of the year and increasing funding to the country's social security program.