"Paul Krugman, Princeton prof and NYTimes columnist, is the subject of a Google Question. Some one wants to know 'What kind of house does he live in? What kind of car does he drive? Is anything known about his personal life (hobbies, sports, sexual orientation, etc)?'. Krugman himself answers with panache and asks for the money!" [MetaFilter]

Of course, librarians would have known simply to go to the source....