A Swedish TV show, “Biss och Kajs,” found itself in the spotlight in November — in Russia, where government-run television apparently used it to send a political message to Ukraine by highlighting the program’s theme of teaching children about bodily functions. The episode Russia chose featured three bulkily-costumed actors sitting around talking — with one […]
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Thanks and No Thanks
“Gratitude is an attitude,” the aphorism goes and there is a lot to recommend a cheery outlook on life. Evidence predicts that a positive attitude is healthy and certainly is a happier way of looking at things. Conversely, we’re cautioned that judgment is a treacherous task, destined to dismay. No doubt, when something is judged, […]
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News of the Weird: Annals of Science
America’s foremost advocate for frontal lobotomies as “treatment” for mental disorder, the late Dr. Walter Freeman, performed an estimated 3,500 lobotomies during the 1940s and 1950s before opposition finally solidified against him, according to a December 2013 investigation by The Wall Street Journal. At the peak of his influence, he was so confident that he […]
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News You Can Use: November, 2013
The Good GMO Labeling — Finally. By the time you read this, four days hence, fate will be sealed for GMOs. November 5 is voting day in Washington State. On the ballot is Initiative 522, requiring food producers to identify genetically modified organisms or genetically engineered food in what you buy at the store in […]
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MoJo RIP
Every week I picked up The Reader, I always looked forward to reading MoJoPo’s horoscopes, no matter how bizarre or off-kilter they were. He had way of making me laugh with his wordy and often rhyming predictions of the future. There is so much more to MoJo than horoscopes. Born Michael Joseph Pryor, the Omaha […]
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Planet Power: Oct. 24 – 30, 2013
Welcome to the sign of Scorpio, where we study the fruit of our meditations on the regenerating mysteries of life and death. My departed mother came to me under this very pomegranate tree, and presented me with the apples of her experience. In a strong voice, she answered my questions concerning life and death. She […]
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Jays Locked in and Loaded for First Big East Hunt
Jays Locked in and Loaded for their First Big East Hunt Coaches peg Creighton 3rd in preseason league poll The calendar may say the holidays are still weeks away, but Christmas already has come early and often for head coach Greg McDermott and Bluejay fans this year…and they must have been awfully good given what […]
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The ABC’s of Alternative Medicine
Acupuncture, bodywork and chiropractic — A, B, C. Okay, those aren’t the only alternative therapies and they don’t by definition deserve more attention than dozens of others. But a column has to start somewhere. It was reported May 9 that for the first time in 58 years (since records have been kept, that is) money […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Feb. 14-Feb. 20
Happy Valentine’s Day! Let Venus come between us! Love is the way; the Tao of/for those that want to learn to grow, or know how. Venus is the planet of transcendence, as your love here on Earth portrays your way through the art of/from your heart. Show us/me how much you’ve got! P.S., I love […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Feb. 14-Feb. 20
Happy Valentine’s Day! Let Venus come between us! Love is the way; the Tao of/for those that want to learn to grow, or know how. Venus is the planet of transcendence, as your love here on Earth portrays your way through the art of/from your heart. Show us/me how much you’ve got! P.S., I love […]
