With resveratrol all over the words of Dr. Oz and all over the news these days, the question comes: so what’s the big deal about resveratrol, anyway? Well, it all has to do with what I call the French Connection–otherwise called the "French Paradox". Many people by now know that this refers to the French […]
On Oil, Politics, and Hating Me Because I Tell the Truth
With oil prices flowing relentlessly upward–at least for the time being–and gasoline prices naturally, inevitably following suit, it should be clear to all educated adults, regardless of whether or not they are economists or day-traders, why these prices are going up. We are all taught in school, well before our college-age years, of the law […]
News Anchor Sue Simmons F***s Up on the Air
Longtime WNBC-TV local channel 4 news anchor woman Sue Simmons said, on air, "a word that many people find offensive. It was a mistake I made and I’m truly sorry." Simmons surely fucked up this time when she had a momentary fit of honest expression, something which is so very often a no-no in the mainstream […]
Citizen Desktop Astronomy, Courtesy of Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation and some of the United States’ best observatories, universities, and planetariums have gotten together to put the cosmos at one’s fingertips with a free program called the WorldWide Telescope. Doug Roberts, director of the Adler Space Visualization Laboratory, says that the new free software will allow "citizen scientists to participate in research. [Let’s […]
Florida Wildfires Probably Arson
PALM BAY, FLORIDA–Police are more and more coming to believe that the nine separate raging central Florida wildfires that at the time of this writing have already cost over 100 homes were the work of an arsonist, and the hunt for the suspected guilty party is already being undertaken by six detectives. The wildfires ignited […]
Ecoist’s Eco-Friendly, Green Consumerism
In efforts to appeal to an ever-greener and socially-responsible consciousness among the general buying public, enterprising merchants and manufacturers have taken to turning garbage into gold. Last year, British designer Anya Hindmarch cashed in big on the rising green tide with her limited edition sale of her "I Am Not A Plastic Bag" cotton reusable shopping bag. At […]
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