Where Is America’s Most Influential Journalist, Matt Drudge, Coming From? — New York Magazine
“This is America’s bulletin board, and much more than that,” NBC’s Brian Williams said recently. “Matt Drudge is just about the most powerful journalist in America,” said Pat Buchanan.
(tags: journalism drudge politics toread)
Which Came First? (Part Three): Can George, Lionel and Marmaduke [...]
Is it better for the environment to be a vegan or a vegetarian? - By Brendan I. Koerner
Somewhere between 2 percent and 5 percent of the nation’s eaters classify themselves as vegetarians; of that number, perhaps 5 percent are strict vegans.
(tags: vegans vegetarians diet)
Crazymeds gone for good?
In the mean time you can get there by [...]
‘Lars and the Real Girl’ - MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times
It’s the rare film that is the best possible version of itself, but “Lars” fits that bill.
(tags: film movies)
General Stark’s War - Mark Steyn
In the congressman’s case, the choice appears to be: “Live free on government healthcare or die in Bush’s illegal war!”
(tags: schip [...]
Reason Magazine - The War Was Right, the President Was Wrong
Some optimists say that in Army Gen. David Petraeus, Bush has finally found his Gen. Grant. That may or may not be true, but it is beside the point. The problem is that Petraeus has not yet found his President Lincoln.
(tags: rauch iraq petraeus)
A Paler [...]
Solutions - MiniTISSUE(box of 96)
Just pour water over one of these magic “tablets” and it instantly becomes an 8.6″x9.8″ “washcloth.”
(tags: tobuy hygiene)
Cameras, Crooks, and Deterrence by Theodore Dalrymple
Constant surveillance seems to have had little effect on Britain’s sky-high crime.
(tags: cameras surveillance crime uk)
Menus : Restaurant 3
Restaurant 3 features regionally accented American Cuisine. When possible, we [...]
Swearing at work boosts team spirt, morale: research
The pair said swearing in front of senior staff or customers should be seriously discouraged or banned, but in other circumstances it helped foster solidarity among employees and express frustration, stress or other feelings.
(tags: profanity expletives swearing)
Serving Pasta? Forget What You Learned - New York Times
LET me propose [...]
40 Tips for optimizing your php Code
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Death-Knell. Or Death Knell.
What’s getting the heave are most hyphens linking the halves of a compound noun.
(tags: punctuation grammar language)
As a land thaws, so do Greenland’s aspirations for independence | csmonitor.com
But with the recent surge in global oil and mineral prices – and melting ice on land [...]
Led Zeppelin - Robert Plant - Digital Music - New York Times
Led Zeppelin, one of the last superstar acts to refrain from selling its music online, is finally offering its catalog to digital-music fans.
(tags: ledzeppelin)
Can a Lack of Sleep Set Back Your Child’s Cognitive Abilities? — New York Magazine
It’s even possible that many of the [...]