Archive for July, 2006

The Simple Life

I went to bed late but woke up at 7:30 to the sound of flapping. I thought it might have been a bug trapped between the window screen and curtain, but curiosity overcoming sleepiness, I pulled my curtain aside to see three mourning doves sitting on the railing of my...
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Booooo Hoo

Sad Ghost Lamp, Marcel Dzama, $150 I wants it. Who could not love a crying ghost?...
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Kidney for Sale! Kidney for Sale!

Not exactly a new story but I still found "Human Kidneys for Sale" to be interesting. It aired on public radio and was filed from India by filmmaker Samantha Grant. What I found especially disturbing was Grant's observation that "India's Ministry of Tourism is promoting what's being called Transplant Tourism, aimed...
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Where Science Meets Culture

Jesse recommended I check out Phylotaxis. Pretty....
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World Jump Day

World Jump Day is fast approaching! On Thursday, July 20, be one of the 600 million jumpers needed to help change the Earth's orbit to stop global warming. Check out the official Web site for local jump times. (Or just check out this article, which explains the premise of the...
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