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Hendrik Hertzberg: Online Only: The New Yorker
shpongleyes rated Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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 Liked it 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