Not that I indulge, but I find this article in <I>The Economist</I> on cannabis fascinating—and depressing. Despite our FDA's recent findings that cannabis has no medical value when smoked (a charge motivated more by our "War on Some Drugs" than the facts, it seems), researchers are increasingly finding more ways in which it may be beneficial.
I don't completely agree, but it's a good list.
The NHS Tayside feels you probably need potty training.
Here, in this entry, I'm looking for a way to casually and intelligently — and perhaps even humorously — mention <a href="http://vpo3.virtualpressoffice.com/document.jsp?id=1146143593137">sake&… wood cone speakers</a>. Because sake–soaked wood cone speakers are weird. And interesting. And funny. And that kind of weird, interesting, funny stuff needs to be pointed at and teased, wondered upon and caressed. But I will fail at being clever about it, I will throw subtlety out the window, and I will just blurt it out at the start.
Jeff Wong sends along the following video, noting, "A DIY book, a yo-yo, a Hot Wheels car, stacks of CDs, packing tape... what more could you ask for?"
Today's installment: Which wine pairs best with pretzels and popcorn?
<I>The <A HREF="http://www.he2006.com">Home Entertainment Show 2006</A> is only weeks away, running June 1–4 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles. Here is a sampling of some of the giveaways and special events that will take place at the Show. Several of these should be of particular interest to audiophiles.</I>
What do Black Sabbath, Wagner's <I>Gotterdammerung</I>, <I>West Side Story</I>, and the theme to <I>The Simpsons</I> have in common? A tritone known as the Devil's interval.
What the press didn't tell you about this "amazing" discovery.
A hilarious account of one man's attempt to legally download a video via Movielink.