It's on the menu in Switzerland, thanks to a loophole in the law. The food control authority in Switzerland was initially confused by the apparent loophole in local legislation regulating the use of human milk and it was not …
1. Check out the picture that represents her in her Wikipedia article : Fur! 2. "[S]he ... is a rabid gun advocate. She’s an edgy conservative who could help get those vital cross-over and independent votes." Rabid? Ed…
"Their car windows were plastered with American-flag decals, their ideological totems. In the bumper-sticker dialogue of the freeways, they answered Make Love Not War with Honor America or Spiro is My Hero. They sent Richard…
It was designed in 1958 for use at a ban-the-bomb rally by Gerald Holtom, who said: "I drew myself . . . a man in despair . . . put a circle around it to represent the world." It's been used by lots of different …
Drawn from Buddhism, but secularized: As summer looms, students at dozens of schools across the country are trying hard to be in the present moment. This is what is known as mindfulness training, in which stress-reducing techniqu…
"Smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer's disease." ADDED: This story makes me think of the old line, "You can't fire me, I quit." I'm not going to let some disease destroy my intellectual powers, I&#…
Oh, you're just including "musicians" to keep from facing the reality of prejudice against the fat . How unsettling that must be to the folks at home watching the show. We've seen two episodes the new racially …
Oh, my friends, are you in for a treat. Today's Unplayable 45 is vlogged . And what a very vloggy vlog it is: Some links to help you with that vlog. Here are the lyrics to "Here Comes the Night." And here are the …
Here's a NYT op-ed by Harriet Brown , writing from Madison, Wisconsin. It's about those recent reports showing there's not much point in trying to eat less fat. She cites a study that shows benefits from enjoying wha…
Here's what James Lileks says today about Robert Crumb: Never liked Crumb -- his work always gave off that foreign 60s vibe that was so beloved by a certain demographic of the Stoner-American community, the Loser Whom Time P…
Tonight, we watched Gimme Shelter , a movie I saw when it came out in 1970, when I didn't know anything about the Maysles Brothers but loved the Rolling Stones. Today, it was more the Maysles Brothers than the Rolling Stones …
The massive news coverage of Ronald Reagan's death is understandable and not inappropriate, but is it necessary to talk about optimism every ten seconds? Personally, I love optimism and am optimistic, but every time I turn on…
It's a rather complicated meditation (link via A&L Daily ): Alexander Bentley, of University College, London, and his colleagues are studying the mathematics of cultural transmission. For this sort of work, birth records…
Drop City ... Gloria. I drove in to work this morning listening to an NPR interview with T.C. Boyle, who talked about being really a rock star at heart, forced to be a writer for lack of musical talent. (Hey, that's the way …