August 2007
19 posts
“Like him or not, Bourdain has delivered a much-needed dose of personality to the...”
– Cobra heart, seal eyeballs part of TV host’s menu - CNN.com
“But is it mere chance that the lifetime of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618), who...”
– Is this the end of English literature? - Telegraph
“It would be easy to judge Arthur Miller harshly, and some do. For them, he was a...”
– Arthur Miller’s Missing Act: Fame & Scandal: vanityfair.com
“Our basic agreement is that any conflict is simply a difference of opinion, and...”
– Ms. Not-too-bad? | Ask MetaFilter
“Here are the hard, dry facts: Yes, drinking water is a good thing, far better...”
– In Praise of Tap Water - New York Times
“Putnam writes that those in more diverse communities tend to “distrust...”
– The downside of diversity - The Boston Globe
“The purpose of the five-second rule is not to protect you from bacteria but from...”
– That Dropped Doughnut: How Soon, and How Often, Will It Come Back Up? - washingtonpost.com
Death by Caffeine →
“Researchers have long known that people here walked fast—far faster than anyone...”
– Why New Yorkers Last Longer — New York Magazine
Mister Panda →
This amount of cuteness should not be allowed to exist.
“We’ve all been indoctrinated into believing that a college education is our...”
– College Will Kill Your Entrepreneurial Spirit While Simultaneously Turning You into a Worker Bee · Violent Acres
“Southerners, of course, have a taste for sugar that is demonstrably stronger...”
– What makes Southern sweet tea so special? - By Jeffrey Klineman - Slate Magazine
“More than half the adults in this country won’t pick up a novel this year,...”
– Harry Potter and the Death of Reading - washingtonpost.com
“Mr. Kremen estimated his net worth at $10 million. That puts him firmly in the...”
– In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich - New York Times
“Four years out of prison, age 24, Snoop wasn’t living a life lined up...”
– The Role of Her Life - washingtonpost.com