Archive: March 25, 2007 - March 31, 2007
A World on Fire
[My column in the Sunday magazine.] Entrenched in the modern mind is the fear of apocalypse, of the end of everything, of some kind of surpassing calamity that will obliterate the world as we know it. Nuclear war, for example....
By | March 31, 2007; 10:28 AM ET | Comments (458)
Anecdotal Presidential Campaigning
This is another weirdly, perversely dark morning. Oh wait, it's night. That explains the darkness. Never mind. Sometimes when I blog at night I get confused and wonder where the sun is. I'm great with directions (North, South, etc.)...
By | March 28, 2007; 8:00 PM ET | Comments (534)
Fun Facts About Gross Food
Before I begin, check out these FUN FACTS that I gleaned from The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, vol. 2: FUN FACT: During the colonial period, the elite of Mexico preferred mutton, and only poor people ate beef. FUN...
By | March 27, 2007; 9:05 AM ET | Comments (461)
Semi-Identical Twins! Plus, 10 Best Books Ever
It's always big news when scientists discover an entirely new kind of human being. From a press release from the journal Nature: 'Researchers have discovered a pair of twins who are identical through their mother's side, but share only...
By | March 26, 2007; 9:30 AM ET | Comments (376)
