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Forget the Big Cats
It's the small wildcats that naturalists are all excited about.
The Real Dreamgirls
<I>Smithsonian</I> on girl groups.
Fake News Is Not That New
Robert Love gives us some historical perspective on non-factual "news." My favorite bit comes from his report of a 1903 <I>Washington Post</I> article on the unreliability of news garnered by remote stringers.
Freud's First Slip?
Freud was no saint? Interesting—but how does that make <I>you</I> feel?
A Legitimate Stereophile
I'm still surprised whenever approached by some faithless audiophile — hair thinning, ears sagging, belly bulging — and asked (seriously): "Do you think there's any hope for our industry?"
Oh, Eat Some Garbanzos
I'm on deadline, so of course all I can think about is dinner. Think I'll go upstairs and start some <A HREF="http://www.accesscom.com/~jfinger/recipes/chhole-sour-checkpeas.html">c…; cooking, steam up a bunch of brown basmati rice, and mix up a <A HREF="http://www.mediterrasian.com/delicious_recipes_raita.htm">raita</A>&mda… I'll add some fresh mint, cilantro, and a chopped, drained tomato to that last 'un.
Star Goes Ka-Boom!
So does Wes' head.
What's Wrong With 300?
According to Ephraim Lytle, far too much. I haven't seen the movie, but I have to admit I'm disturbed at the shoddy treatment of Demophilus' 700 Thespians, who heroically refused to withdraw with the rest of the Greek forces, and died with the Spartans.
American Idol: Backlash to Grade Inflation?
<I>The Chronicle of Higher Education</I> makes the case that <I>Idol</I>'s popularity reflects "a hunger for realistic evaluation."