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Forget Gold and Bitcoin: Kissing Is the New Currency
With the global economy generally pretty out of whack, you’ve heard the calls for a shift to the gold standard. (If not, here’s Ron Paul.) And you’re probably still wondering what Bitcoin is, too. Then there’s this list of alternative currencies Katherine Ward put together for New York magazine in April. And now: there’s the kissing economy. The world will run on affection, where hatred is a fine. You can buy a go-kart by hugging your husband or wife. The Metro St. James Cafe in Sydney, Australia, is allowing its customers to buy coffee by kissing their partners between 9 and 11 a.m. So, you walk in, ... (full story)