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- Hendrik Hertzberg: Online Only: The New Yorker
shpongleyes rated
13 hours ago • http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/hendrikhertz
- yet another reason to support the war on drugs More...
2 reviews
government, drugs

- Children better prepared for school if their parents read al...
Mostly-Mica rated
15 hours ago • http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/bmj
- From the page: "Young children whose parents read aloud to them have better language and literacy skills when they go to school, according to a review published online ahead of print in the Archives o More...
3 reviews
learning-disorders, i-never-knew, literacy

- Childish superstition: Einsteins letter makes view of religi...
maing rated
16 hours ago • http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/12/peop
- Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind More...
4 reviews
religion, einstein, physics

- Inca Skull Surgeons Were &Highly Skilled,& Study Finds
aliasinkhorn rated
20 hours ago • http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/08
- Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds From the page: "Inca surgeons in ancient Peru commonly and successfully removed small portions of patients' skulls to treat hea More...
11 reviews
anthropology, incas, history

- Pictured: The giant 6ft cow that is as big as a small elepha...
javamanjoe rated
27 hours ago • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/tec
- 6 FOOT COW. ["NOW,THAT'S A LOTTA BULL"!--javamanjoe]. His name is Chilli and he's described as a gentle giant. Which is just as well for his handler, Tara Nirula, pictured by his side. His owners More...
20 reviews
bizarre, animals, agriculture

- BBC NEWS | Europe | Pole who saved ghetto Jews dies
vonbergenDOTnet rated
29 hours ago • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7395767.stm
- Peace for a TRUE HERO. "The death of a Polish woman who almost certainly saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II has been announced. Irena Sendlerowa organised the rescue of More...
19 reviews
history, heroine, civil-courage

- Online Only: 100 Essential Jazz Albums: Online Only: The New...
Tvas rated
37 hours ago • http://www.newyorker.com/online/2008/05/19/080519o
- Nice list of jazz "essentials". Of course, as with most lists like this, there's always artists people will say should have been included or left off (I myself lean toward more contemporary stuff and More...
13 reviews
jazz, music, jazz-music-newyorker

- Woman fired for giving 16-cent treat to toddler| Lifesty...
DannyAndNina rated
46 hours ago • http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSN
- An attendant at a Canadian restaurant who was sacked for giving a bite-sized doughnut, worth 16 cents, to an agitated toddler was given her job back on Thursday after the case received wide media atte More...
10 reviews
bizarre, news