MONDAY

• Some of 2010′s best new philanthropic words are really hard to pronounce (see: celebvocates). (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)

TUESDAY

• Microfinance took off in India, then crashed, and is in the process of burning. Extremely high interest rates + lending to people with absolutely no plan for repayment = government crackdown. (NPR)

WEDNESDAY

• “[Uptown Manhattan private school] Dalton was kind of like that parent who, rather than play with their kid and encourage and grow their curiosity, brings it to the doctor and gets them Adderall instead.” (The New York Times)
• Even if you don’t have a permit for a protest in Russia, you can still hold your sign up alone. (The Washington Post)

THURSDAY

• The South Bronx fought hard against urban blight in the 1970s, but the real estate bubble burst and there are more broken windows on the block these days. (The New York Times)
• Electric car technology now valuable enough to warrant corporate espionage! (The New York Times)

FRIDAY

• Apparently the definition of “normal” weather changes every so often. In case you haven’t noticed, it’s changing now. (The New York Times)