--We may be raising a nation of wimps. Perhaps this a curse/opportunity afforded by wealth? My own brainstorm: it seems like weakness, like environmentalism, is a luxury good. That is, parental overprotectiveness would not happen to such an extent in a less prosperous nation. This small bit in particular is one of the most interesting: "Children are far less integrated into adult society than they used to be at every step of the way". --Emotionally stunted, perhaps... but we're larger and healthier than our ancestors even just a few generations back. Another benefit of wealth and productivity. [via mr]

--A large archive of free (out of copyright/ public domain) movies, including a nice little selection of the old Bugs Bunny and Superman cartoons. [via digg]

--College athletes are "ethically impaired". Interesting notion here: "In measurements of college athletes' moral reasoning, players of team sports — and in particular, team contact sports — fare significantly worse than those who play individual sports... partly because team-sport athletes often do not make as many decisions during games."

--Escape from awkward situations with the Popularity Dialer.

--The New York Public Library offers a digital gallery of almost 500,000 of their photo and print collections. I could spend all day in there, and come back the next day for more.