2007/09/02
Dot-com
Names Get Dottier
Silly Valley entrepreneurs
Miss Teen USA 2007 - South
Carolina answers a question
She's obviously (in)famous by now
America's
Toe-Tapping Menace
Amen
Housewife
Hid $3 Million in Forex Gains
That's a pretty sweet "housewife", if you ask me.. :-P
2007/08/24
Scientists Induce Out-of-Body Sensation
What's Off the Record at N.H.T.S.A.? Almost Everything
*sigh*
It
Came From Outer Space
"The scary part, he said, was that in spite of the evidence, 'many people refuse
to believe it's a hoax.'"
Fearing the Nazis again
Unimaginable pain
Portrait
of President, Craving Power, Enthralls France
A reason to love the French: "It is almost insulting to spend an entire year
with a man without him trying to seduce you."
2007/08/15
Pack Mentality
Among Hedge Funds Fuels Market Volatility
I think this is extremely important, and something that has been overlooked in
the recent market mess. That is, individual hedge funds have been reported to
individually account for about 5% of NYSE trading on any given day. Many of
these hedge funds (supposedly) leverage many of the of the same algorithms to
perform automated trading, and these algorithms have the same underlying
assumptions. Therefore, when the assumptions hold true (as we've seen in the
past ~5 years) then the hedge funds all make a killing, but when the assumptions
are suddenly shown to be invalid (as we've seen in the past few months) then
they will all take a beating.
I would be very interested in seeing what percentage of the recent volatility is
caused by hedge funds versus individual investors - I suspect the vast majority
of individual investors have remained on the sidelines, and it is the breaking
down of flawed automated trading techniques and the unnerving of traders that
has caused the problems we see.
Small
Investors Feel Less Pain as Stocks Slide
Immediately after having written the above treatise, I find this germane
article..
Merrill Downgrades Countrywide, Says Bankruptcy 'Possible'
If this happens, however, things will spread: Countrywide "makes one of every
seven home loans in the U.S." It's either a huge investment opportunity (their
PE ratio is now roughly 5) or the start of a disaster.
Dick Cheney '94: Invading
Baghdad Would Create Quagmire
I'm more confused than ever: who the hell is this guy, and what does he actually
believe in?!
Modern Coasters May Carry Heart Risks
That's it, no more rides for me! (This is how one becomes an old and overly
concerned parent. Next I'll be picketing outside various Hollywood studios
claiming there is too much violence in movies.)
2007/08/11
Yes, It
Really Is Brain Surgery
I had heart the quote before (I'll leave you the suspense), but I had never read
the article.
Buffett
Is Invested in Rodriguez
Buffett is awesome: "Up until the age of about 20, I probably did think if I got
rich I would buy a baseball team," he said. "Then I got rich, and I changed my
mind."
I Hate Dog Owners
"Are dogs more precious than women? Women who are strippers?"
The Road to
Clarity
The intersection of art and science
How a 'Good
War' in Afghanistan Went Bad
Ah yes, the "good war"
2007/08/08
'Baby Einstein': a Bright Idea?
It boggles the mind that some parents think that their children will grow
smarter by leaving them alone in front of a TV screen that shows a lava lamp:
"For every hour a day that babies 8 to 16 months old were shown such popular
series as 'Brainy Baby' or 'Baby Einstein,' they knew six to eight fewer words
than other children, the study found." Please heed commonsense: "The
American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no television for children under 24
months."
In Dusty
Archives, a Theory of Affluence
A fascinating read, but several of his theories seem dubious.
To
Punish Thai Police, a Hello Kitty Armband
It probably wouldn't be very effective in the U.S., if only because over 30% of
police officers are now female..
Report Links Breast Implants to Higher Suicide Rate
China Addresses Ugly Side in Run-up to Olympics
I still find this amusing: "Wary of losing face, Beijing has launched a series
of mass campaigns to deter spitting, smoking, cursing, littering, smelly taxis
and flies, among other social ills, and to encourage table manners and speaking
English. It also designated the 11th of each month as "queuing day" to bring
sharp-elbowed residents in line. Also cautious about the ugly side of burgeoning
nationalism, it has tried to drum good sportsmanship into residents, including
volunteers roped into cheering for opposing sides." And for some morbid humor:
"In a taste of the public-relations drubbing China faces if it doesn't handle
this challenge carefully, police Monday roughed up reporters attending a news
conference on media freedom."
2007/08/06
Paths to
the Top of the Home Run Charts
Great chart of "home runs over time" curves for each of the players who have hit
more than 500
London
Gathering Defends Vision of Radical Islam
They want to bring back the caliph..
In Silicon
Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich
Part of the NY Times series:
Weird Tech Guys
Bush Signs Law
Widening Reach for Wiretapping
Disgrace, Disappointment, Democratic Deference
Giuliani's Daughter Shows Support for Obama, for a Time
When even your daughter thinks you are not the most fit candidate...
2007/08/02
Child Maltreatment Rises in Homes of Soldiers Sent to War
I am very pleased that the Army sponsored this study - many might prefer to keep
such "uncomfortable" facts under wraps ("don't ask, don't tell"), but
researching the matter will help everyone involved
After Seizure,
Roberts Faces Hard Decision
Wish him well
Printing Could be Hazardous to Your Health
Bear,
Lehman, Merrill Trade as Junk, Derivatives Show
People are very concerned about continued sub-prime fallout
In Praise of Tap
Water
They're right, of course
2007/07/30
Workers Told to Shape up or Pay up
Pepsi Says
Aquafina is Tap Water
I had completely forgotten about this..
Certain
Degrees Now Cost More at Public Universities
Not quite the ideal of education
In Illinois, Obama Proved Pragmatic and Shrewd
Chelsea Clinton Is Primed for Another Parent's White House Run
Lucky Chelsea..
2007/07/28
Parents' Ire
Grows at Pedophile’s Unabashed Blog
The high price for freedom of speech
Inmate Stabs Killer of Actress
What struck me most about this story is that the journalist felt a need to
contact the Schaeffer's parents
Cancer Patients, Lost in a Maze of Uneven Care
2007/07/26
Women Are Winners
"Among young adults in New York who work full time, women for the first time now
make more than men."
Just What the
Founders Feared: An Imperial President Goes to War
Brilliant
Bringing Moos and Oinks Into the Food Debate
In Poker Match
Against a Machine, Humans Are Better Bluffers
And this was structured poker: the machines will fare even worse for no-limit
Stacking the
Court
I don't think we should go down this path.
2007/07/19
Bush Spares
Libby 30-Month Jail Term
What you should pay attention to are the two candidates who immediately
expressed support for the President's decision: Mitt Romney and Rudolph Guiliani.
Remember it!
The
Kremlin Flexes, and a Tycoon Reels
Ah, the tough life of a Russian Oligarch
Japan Learns
Dreaded Task of Jury Duty
Interesting read, including: "the basic problems in the Japanese criminal
justice system [include] a general presumption of guilt that leads to a 99.8
percent conviction rate in criminal cases."
Healthy Pitchers See Elbow Surgery as a Cure-All
Performing Tommy John surgery on 14-year olds is ridiculous.
2007/06/30
Social sites reveal
class divide
No comment
AMA Softens Video - Game Addiction Measure
Wise decision
The
People's Tenor Pits the Sniffles Against the Sniffs
The movie clip is worth watching
Voilà! A Rat
for All Seasonings
The best review that I have read in months belongs to an animated movie; this is
not a knock on Pixar (I am a big fan of their movies), but it is still
indicative of the sad status quo of Hollywood movie-making
Life in a Cage:
Baby Sleeps, Mom Cooks, Dad Bats
I'm sure that's every girl's dream
2007/06/26
Study Says
Chatty Doctors Forget Patients
Hilarious.
The
iPhone Matches Most of Its Hype [movie]
If Verizon's slogan is, "Can you hear me now?" AT&T’s should be, "I'm losing
you."
New Poll
Finds That Young Americans Are Leaning Left
The title insinuates promise for the future, but the fine print reveals that
only "28 percent described themselves as liberal."
2007/06/23
A Long Line
for a Shorter Wait at the Supermarket
Operations research versus human psychology
Crackdown on Dissent Under Way in Iran
Loyalty, ensured by force
No Veep Is An Island
"Cheney has been instrumental in eroding privacy rights for all Americans --
except himself."
Tony Blair,
Three-Time Loser
Brilliant
2007/06/22
With Iraq Play, Students Act on Beliefs
I love this story
Silver Wields Power by Keeping Albany Guessing
If Rules Change,
Will Camembert Stay the Same?
"Industrial Camembert is a horror, a horror!"
Study
Says Eldest Children Have Higher I.Q.s
Of course! ;-)
Don't Veto,
Don't Obey
The practice of issuing signing statements makes me furious
Cheney Claims a Non-Executive Privilege
More great stories about our wonderful administration
No Slack for Slackers
Seniors beware of senioritis!
2007/06/19
Chinese
Leave Guantánamo for Albanian Limbo
Utterly disgraceful
After the Bomb
A depressing but necessary scenario to prepare for
Outrage at School's Silence on Killing
Bloomberg Quits G.O.P., Stirring Talk About '08 Race
Bloomberg is the only potential presidential candidate that I would actually
find appealing. Unfortunately it is very unlikely that he would win. It is much
more likely that he would spell a lot of trouble for the Democratic party.
2007/06/09
Paris Hilton's Attorneys Hired by Bear at Zoo
Celebrity Justice
Cuts Both Ways for Paris Hilton
The far more enjoyable section deals with the presiding judge's ruling in the Libby
case: "The court trusts," Judge Walton wrote, in a footnote longer than the
order itself, that the brief for Mr. Libby "is a reflection of these eminent
academics' willingness in the future to step up to the plate and provide like
assistance in cases involving any of the numerous litigants, both in this court
and throughout the courts of our nation, who lack the financial means to fully
and properly articulate the merits of their legal positions. "The court will
certainly not hesitate to call for such assistance from these luminaries."
Quantifying the Role of Old-School Ties in Investing
In North Korea, On Someone Else's Ego Trip
Ego trip indeed
Tug-of-war Over Hilton Raises Larger Questions
"For decades, where [inmates] were housed and how they were housed was up to the
Sheriff's Department," said Stan Goldman, a professor of criminal law and
procedure at Loyola Law School. "Now that all may change, thanks to, of all
people, Paris Hilton."
2007/06/07
Truth,
Fiction and Lou Dobbs
I am glad someone is calling out Lou Dobbs
Libby Gets 30
Months in Prison in C.I.A. Leak Case
Federal Judge Reggie B. Walton also fined Mr. Libby $250,000 after declaring
that there had been "overwhelming evidence" of Mr. Libby's guilt on the four
counts.
'omg my mom
joined facebook!!'
Yes, parents stay off facebook! (I will choose not to have children.)
When Should a Kid Start Kindergarten?
2007/05/31
Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq
The true legacy of the Bush administration
Wealthy
Enclave Offers Windfall for Candidates
Welcome to Connecticut
OMG! Cute Boys, Kissing Tips and Lots of Pics, as Magazines Find a Niche
Comedy
Business Turns to the Web
I'm not a representative user, however, as I will watch anything that Ferrell
makes
2007/05/26
Prisoner of
Her Desires
"Haleh Esfandiari, an American citizen and the director of the Middle Eastern
program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington,
has been jailed in Tehran's notorious Evin prison since May 8. For years, she
has been an articulate and determined advocate of better relations between her
homeland, Iran, and her adopted country."
Not Quite a Papal Mea Culpa
For shame
Las Vegas Pools Seize The Day
This makes me angry: "Bacardi rum that retails for about $15 costs $375"
Arabs Make Plans for Nuclear Power
LAPD Bulked up by Easing Body-fat Limit
Great publicity for the LAPD
Top Talent Could Lose Fast Track to U.S.
Bush was Twice Warned of Iraq Challenges
We've become so desensitized to hearing of the administration's ineptness
2007/05/23
Death by
Veganism
I think it's important to have a debate about whether veganism is adequately
nutritious
Democratic Leaders Find House Ethics Bill a Tough Sell
This should be terribly embarrassing to the Democrats, but I fear that it
is not
Suicides a Symptom of Larger UC Crisis
Ex-Aide
Admits Political Slant in Justice Role
"During a meeting in March before she resigned, Ms. Goodling said, Mr. Gonzales
asked her questions that left her uncomfortable. She thought he might be trying
to compare recollections, so their stories would be consistent if they were
questioned about their actions, she said."
'Cowboy up,' Alberto Gonzales
One of the fired U.S. attorneys calls for the AG to resign
Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone, Researchers Find
Men are useless
U.S. May Be Target in Gambling Dispute
You may scoff, but I think this could become an important story
2007/05/20
China's Additives On Menu In U.S.
Shipwreck
Yields Estimated $500 Million Haul
Yarr..
U.S. Pays
Pakistan to Fight Terror, but Patrols Ebb
$80m/month for looking the other way?
Bilking the
Elderly, With a Corporate Assist
Wachovia should not feel to pleased for being associated with this article
Influx Of Al Qaeda, Money Into Pakistan Is Seen
"Iraq is a big moneymaker for them," said a senior U.S. counter-terrorism
official.
Reaping Results: Data-Mining Goes Mainstream
The Rebel King says this is a "revolution in measurement"
2007/05/15
Pressed by Police, Even Innocent Confess in Japan
Religious
Groups Reap Federal Aid for Pet Projects
Separation between Church and State indeed
Staying Way After School
With emphasis on the 'way'
Gonzales Pressed Ailing Ashcroft on Spy Plan, Aide Says
The depressing state of affairs
2007/05/09
Beam It Down
From the Web, Scotty
More StarTrek features coming to your living room!
Prenatal Test Puts
Down Syndrome in Hard Focus
Such a difficult choice
They Scamper, We Stalk
Kill the seagulls too!
Hilton Launches Appeal, Turns To Schwarzenegger For Pardon
Paris Hilton deserves a pardon indeed... yes, yes...
2007/05/04
Resolution to Impeach
the VP
Fat chance.
Common Gene
Raises Heart Risk, Studies Find
"A genetic variation [increases] the risk of heart disease [...] by up to 60
percent in people of European descent"
Sexual
Orientation Gets 'Hate Crime' Protection
Sidestepping the issue as to whether this bill is constitutional (it's a red
herring because it applies equally to other hate crime protections), I think it
is profoundly sad for our nation that nearly 45% of elected representatives in
the House would vote against extending said protections to those who are
victimized because of their sexuality.
Norway Keeps Nest Egg From Some U.S. Companies
"Critics see a slippery slope. [...] If Myanmar is banned, than why not also
shun Saudi Arabia, with its record on women's rights? Then again, Norway's state
oil company, Statoil, is active in Islamic countries."
He's
Impeachable, You Know
The Attorney general, that is
2007/05/01
Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard
"I see these kids — and watch my own applying to college — and as evolved as
they are, I wouldn't change places with them for anything. They're under such
pressure."
P.E. Classes Turn
to Video Game That Works Legs
Whatever works, I guess..
In Ducks, War of
the Sexes Plays out in the Evolution of Genitalia
Fascinating article. "To support her argument, Dr. Brennan notes studies on some
species that have found that forced matings make up about a third of all
matings. Yet only 3 percent of the offspring are the result of forced matings."
Study
of N.B.A. Sees Racial Bias in Calling Fouls
Both men cautioned that the racial discrimination they claim to have found
should be interpreted in the context of bias found in other parts of American
society. "There's bias on the basketball court," Mr. Wolfers said, "but less
than when you're trying to hail a cab at midnight."
2007/04/29
Chemotherapy Fog Is No Longer Ignored as Illusion
In Apparel,
All Tariffs Aren't Created Equal
Welcome to politics..
The Perfect
Weapon for the Meanest Wars
There are 300,000 child soldiers worldwide
High-Speed Train Line Plan May Be Derailed
I've never understood why the US couldn't get its act together on high-speed
trains
Most Katrina Aid From Overseas Went Unclaimed
"The struggle to apply foreign aid in the aftermath of the hurricane, which has
cost U.S. taxpayers more than $125 billion so far, is another reminder of the
federal government's difficulty leading the recovery."
2007/04/26
In Russia, Red Art Turning To Green
Bees Vanish, and
Scientists Race for Reasons
Such small animals. Such large ramifications
Who's 'micromanaging' Iraq? It depends
Great point: Rumsfeld was accused by military generals of doing exactly this
Petraeus
Eyes Long Commitment in Iraq
The top U.S. commander in Iraq said that Iraq will require an enormous
commitment over time. Do we want this? Do we have a choice?
Dean at M.I.T. Resigns
Ending a 28-Year Lie
Marilee Jones, the MIT admissions dean who misrepresented her educational
background, wrote a book recently where she says that "holding integrity is
sometimes very hard to do because the temptation may be to cheat or cut corners.
But just remember that 'what goes around comes around,' meaning that life has a
funny way of giving back what you put out."
Ex-C.I.A.
Chief, in Book, Assails Cheney on Iraq
Tenet says Chaney and other Bush administrationpushed the country to war in Iraq
without ever conducting a serious debate about whether Saddam Hussein posed an
imminent threat to the United States.
2007/04/22
Gonzales v.
Gonzales
Can you believe that the New York Times is actually being generous when it
characterizes Gonzales as a "dull-witted apparatchik"? President Bush,
however, says that that Gonzales' performance
increased his confidence in him.
N.Y. College Official Got Job at Sallie Mae
Playing the angles
French Slums Key to Presidential Vote?
Public Wi-Fi May Turn Your Life Into an Open Notebook
People need to realize this
Justice Thomas's Life A Tangle of Poverty, Privilege and Race
2007/04/19
No
Spitting on the Road to Olympic Glory, Beijing Says
"Last week, the city commemorated 'Queuing Day,' an event held on the 11th of
every month because the date symbolizes an orderly line."
Laws Limit
Options When a Student Is Mentally Ill
I know some people have been frustrated that VT didn't act more proactively to
the "warning signs," but the law is pretty clear in this regard
Bombs
Rip Through Baghdad, Killing 171
32 people were killed in a viciously heinous (but very rare) crime at VT. 171
were killed in viciously heinous (and quite frequent) crimes in Iraq.
U.S.
Gun Control Laws Criticized Abroad
Britain's 46 homicides involving firearms last year was the lowest since the
late 1980s. New York City, with 8 million people compared to 53 million in
England and Wales, recorded 590 homicides last year.
2007/04/16
Out of Imus's Bigotry, a Zero Tolerance for Hate
More opinions on the Imus debacle from
Jason Whitlock and
David
Carr
World
Bank Board Weighs Response to Chief's Actions
Mr. Wolfowitz wrote a letter to the bank's VP for HR in which he said "You
should accept immediately her offer to be detailed to an outside institution of
her choosing while retaining bank salary and benefits."
Divided Iraq Has Two Spy Agencies
Eye
on Iran, Rivals Pursuing Nuclear Power
Yippee!
Sallie
Mae to Be Sold for $25 Billion
"Sallie Mae [...] originates nearly 23 percent of student loans" in the United
States
Darfur
Collides With Olympics, and China Yields
Short version of the story: China looks the other way on Darfur until Spielberg
(yes, the Hollywood director) presses them on it. Only then does
Sudan drop its objection to U.N. Aid
I.R.S. Audits Middle Class More Often, More Quickly
Virginia Tech Security
Questioned
The police response seems appalling
2007/04/10
Student Loans
Led to Benefits by College Aides
"David Charlow, executive director of financial aid at Columbia University [...]
earned a total of more than $100,000 from all the sales."
The Rich Are More Oblivious Than You and Me
High school is more than their love; it's become their vocation
I think vocational schools can a great opportunity for the right person
Pas de Deux of
Sexuality Is Written in the Genes
Dr. Baily said that "[Women's] sexual arousal seems to be relatively
indiscriminate — they get aroused by both male and female images. I'm not even
sure females have a sexual orientation. But they have sexual preferences. Women
are very picky, and most choose to have sex with men." (A
follow up; thanks to Janek.)
The Singles Map
Another reason why I'm hesitant to move out west. (Again, thanks Janek.)
2007/04/04
A Great
Year for Ivy League Schools, but Not So Good for Applicants to Them
Caltech spokeswoman Jill Perry said that "the successful students have to have
shown some passion for science and technology in high school or their personal
life. That means creating a computer system for your high school, or taking a
tractor apart and putting it back together."
Three Yale Students Arrested for Flag Burning
(Harvard) UHS
Absorbs Increasing Pill Costs
Princeton does not
2007/03/29
Prosecutors Assail Gonzales During Meeting
Justice in disarray
Bare-Knuckle Enforcement for Wal-Mart's Rules
Colleges
Hiring Lenders to Field Queries on Aid
Seems oddly inappropriate
2007/03/25
It's
a Brawl. China's Gamblers Are the Prize
They're crazier than us!
Release of
Leftist Terrorist Sparks Debate
I believe this to be misguided liberalism - a broken judicial philosophy across
Europe
Fired Attorney Recalls White House Meeting
John McKay of Washington state said that Harriet Myers "actually asked me why
Republicans in the state of Washington would be angry with me." This is the same
nincompoop that Bush wanted as a Supreme Court justice!
India
Attracts Universities From the U.S.
Satellite campuses are in vogue
2007/03/23
In Surge in
Manhattan Toddlers, Rich White Families Lead Way
White people procreating? How odd.
New to Job,
Gates Argued for Closing Guantánamo
Now even Bush's own people (recent hires, no less) are trying to nudge
him away from the insanity of the V.P.
A Play on Iraq
War Divides a Connecticut High School
First Amendment, anyone?
Suspicions Turn to Cricket's Dark Side
And I thought baseball was shady..
2007/03/21
Scientist Finds
the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior
Gilbert Harman is my academic grandfather (if one counts undergraduate advisors
:-)
Doctors' Ties to Drug
Makers Are Put on Close View
Very difficult moral ground
Why I Was
Fired
From the mouth of the republican prosecutors themselves
2007/03/18
Facing Life
With a Lethal Gene
I think I too would prefer to know. But I don't know whether I would deal very
well with the knowledge.
In Terrorism Fight, Diplomacy Gets Shortchanged
In fact,
ordinary soldiers get shortchanged also as an increasing percentage of the
budget goes to high-tech defense contractors
Cornell Snow Day
These are very rare..
2007/03/13
What's So Funny?
Well, Maybe Nothing
I'm laughing only so that you don't feel more awkward than necessary
Dolan Says Thomas Has Solved Knicks' Crisis
*cries*
White
House Said to Prompt Firing of Prosecutors
Independent Justice Department? Hah!
2007/03/08
Fired U.S. Attorney's Testimony Raises Broader Concerns
The "less broad" concerns were already plenty disconcerting
Denial
Reopens Wounds of Japan's Ex-Sex Slaves
Why not simply apologize for such atrocities?
Journey
From a Chinese Orphanage to a Jewish Rite of Passage
"Judaism is a religion, Chinese is my heritage"
Debate Over
a Pardon Follows the Libby Verdict
"There's good interest in the market [for Libby pardon futures] already"
2007/03/04
Making the
Return Trip: Elderly Head Back North
My favorite quote is of Mrs. Bialek, 78, who returned home to Manhattan after 10
years in California. She said that she does not miss "all those silly accidents
with old ladies who don't know how to drive," adding that the diversity of New
York City "makes you feel more alive, it keeps you interested in life."
Swiss Accidentally Invade Liechtenstein
Not much to gain by invading Liechtenstein, boys...
A military wife's battle is lost here at home
Darwin's
God
"A tree that talks is minimally counterintuitive, and you might believe it as a
supernatural agent. A tree that talks and flies and time-travels is maximally
counterintuitive, and you are more likely to reject it."
2007/02/22
Korean
Men Use Brokers to Find Brides in Vietnam
Outsourcing
Grades
Rise as Reading Skills Drop in H.S. Study
"In math, girls had higher grades from teachers, but scored about equally with
boys on the national assessment. Boys who had taken advanced math and science
courses, however, scored higher on the exam than girls who had also taken such
courses."
Mom's Mad.
And She's Organized
Don't mess with mom
2007/02/18
By Wine
Besotted: A Fantasy Fulfilled
I think this guy likes wines.
Fish During Pregnancy May Boost Kids' IQ
And it's tasty too!
Think Small
Houses for small people
Scandinavian Music (same
guy)
He's been remarkably successful lately..
2007/02/13
Space
Junk: Orbiting Debris, Once a Nuisance, Is Now a Threat
And the Chinese haven't been helping, lately!
For women, nothing like the smell of men's sweat
It's good to know we're useful for something..
Troubles
Grow For a University Built on Profits
Please raise your hand if you're surprised.
Odds Are,
They'll Know '08 Winner
Election result markets
2007/02/04
Stress 'harms brain in the womb'
Cheney's key role in leak case detailed
Shouldn't a vice president keep himself somewhat about the fray?
Olbermann defends
Clinton
He is sometimes a little crazy, but I'm definitely in Clinton's corner on this
issue
Dark Days Follow Hard-Hitting Career in NFL
Far
Away, Super Bowl's Losers Will Be Champs
Ever wonder what happens to the victory-Ts for the loser?
McCain's Advisors Once Made Ads That Drew His Ire
He's compromised his convictions and personality: the end justifies all means
Deadly Bird Flu Confirmed in British Turkeys
Scientists seem to agree that a global outbreak is nearly inevitable
2007/01/19
Airbus CEO Dropped Pants for
Plane Deal
A Gaul with gall
K-Fed to Spoof Himself in
Super Bowl Ad
No self-respect or sense of humor or simple greed?
Parents of
9/11 Victims Torn From Grandchildren
Difficult for everyone, no doubt
Stephen Colbert Explains the AT&T Deal(s)
2007/01/14
Equal Cheers for Boys and Girls Draw Some Boos
Military Expands Intelligence Role in U.S.
What Shamu
Taught Me About a Happy Marriage
A potentially perilous strategy
Want an iPhone? Beware the iHandcuffs
Journalist make clever pun
2007/01/12
Procrastination on the Rise
Read it later?
Official
Attacks Top Law Firms Over Detainees
I find Mr. Stimson's comments offensive
2007/01/06
The Senate's
Task on Warming
Hear, hear.
Images of Hanging Make Hussein Martyr to Many
Let's recap our progress thus far: 1) we made the world less safe and stable
[according to our own intelligence estimates], 2) Hussein became a martyr, 3)
Iran seems to wield most influence in Iraq, and 4) it costs us thousands of
lives and trillions of dollars. Success?
Dark Cloud Over Good Works of Gates Foundation
Excellent story
Terje's First Descent
By far the greatest part of this, however, are the Norwegians arguing in the
discussion section..
2007/01/02
Religion
Does Not Belong in Public Schools
What is there to debate?
Questions Couples Should Ask (Or Wish They Had) Before Marrying
Excellent list, IMO.
Bravery Deserves to Be Honored
"I got pretty high test scores for the state of California."
I couldn't resist that quote from Kevin Federline.
2006/12/15
Courage 101
You're not as tough as her.
Raise Your Prices and People Will Come
Even to college.
Damon's McConaughey
Impression
Dead on, I would say!
Such a Great
Trailer
Such a disappointing movie...
2006/12/11
Baby Born With External Heart
I don't understand how people can argue for "intelligent" design in the face of
such evidence.
Crusader Takes on eBay
I include this article only to demonstrate CNN's current level of journalism.
The article was on their front page.
PMS Survival Tips
For men
Bush Studying Up
At least he's reading the report...
2006/11/23
Woman, 92, Dies in
Shootout with Police
I am obviously in favor of investigating police brutality, but if being killed
after firing upon (and hitting) three police officers is "the most
egregious [brutality case]" then I'd say we're in reasonably good hands.
Tall Men Rule
But by far the most amusing aspect of this study is that 3 minutes is sufficient
for fifty percent of women to draw the conclusion "fuck this sh**t!"
regarding the available male population.
Bring Back
Cured Meat!
It may seem silly but, then again, it's so darned tasty!
Porn Sparks Panda Baby Boom
in China
No comment.
2006/11/20
9/11 Prisoner Abuse Suit
"inmates [were repeatedly] head-slammed into a wall where the staff had taped a
T-shirt with an American flag printed on it."
Single-Sex Classes on a Forward Course
Mathematical Beauty and Pokemon
2006/11/18
One Point
for Darwin
"You're so stupid! You're 99.5% Neanderthal!"
And One Point for The "Cool God"
Am I the only one who is reminded of
Buddy Christ?
Waiting (and
Hoping) for Jim Baker
How easily we forget that Syria sent troops to fight with the U.S. in the first
Gulf War, but now are fringe-members of the "axis of evil."
Dove Evolution
I don't trust anyone anymore.
2006/11/15
Rice Sees no Parallels Between Iraq and Vietnam Wars
How far this former academic has come..
2006/11/10
The State of the War for Those Who Fight It [2]
"I think [Mr. Menti] realizes that we're trying to make it safe, but that the
more we stay here the more people come in and make it worse," Lance Corporal
Maguire replied.
Article on
Silda Wall Spitzer
"She didn't set out to change the world like Eliot did," Mr. Cramer said. "She
worked at Chase, for God's sake. If she weren't so pretty, you'd have called her
a geek."
Laughter is Contagious
You're not human if this clip doesn't naturally make you laugh
