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Fear doesn't travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next. --Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, October 21, 1996
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Category Archives: She Blinded Me With Science
Chavecito speaks
Uh oh. Looks like the bastards and spooks were right about one thing, after all. Chavecito DID have cancer… …and now, let’s hope his confidence is well founded, and that he doesn’t have it anymore. In which case my last … Continue reading
Stupid Sex Tricks: You’ve heard of road turtles…
…but have you ever heard of AIRPORT turtles? Love is in the air at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. More than 150 turtles crossed over an active runway and disrupted air traffic on Wednesday so that they … Continue reading
In which the “Chávez has cancer” rumor mill grinds to a halt, once and for all
You know something? When the president of Paraguay (above, at right) says something about Chavecito, I’m much more likely to believe him than the English-language whore media. Why? Well, for starters, he actually knows the man better than they do. … Continue reading
Dramatic turnaround in an Argentine adoption case
Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera arrive to submit DNA samples in compliance with a judicial order. After 10 years of delays and legal wrangling, there will finally be an answer to the question: Are they children of the disappeared? The … Continue reading
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Stupid Sex Tricks: How NOT to put a condom on your guy
Honey, turn that frown upside down. What you’re learning to do there could save your life one day.
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50 years of human space flight: Yuri Gagarin remembered
On this day in 1961, a young Russian cosmonaut became a hero not only to his own country, but to the world. His name was Yuri Gagarin. Tragically, THE Yuri Gagarin died in an accident while piloting an experimental plane … Continue reading
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Oh crap, not again
Just when we knew it wasn’t safe to go back in the radiation-contaminated water, THIS happens: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture – the region worst affected by the huge March 11 quake and … Continue reading
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Stupid Sex Tricks: Don’t try this at home, kiddies…
Or in a bar, either: Police in the Baden-Württemburg city of Tuttlingen responded Tuesday to growing online chatter among teenagers that they could become intoxicated using the vodka tampons without having alcohol on their breath. This is not true, police … Continue reading
Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx goes (off) nuclear
Cats are creatures of nature par excellence, which is why the not-entirely-natural disaster at Fukushima, Japan, has Ms. Manx doing a near-constant facepaw, followed by a good ol’-fashioned kitty duck-and-cover. She peeked out between her furry toes just long enough … Continue reading
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Piñera talks out of both sides of his mouth on nuclear power
Oh Chile…what have you elected? Surely this is not what you had in mind? While the debate on the use of nuclear energy grows around the world, Chilean president Sebastián Piñera confirmed that he will be signing an accord on … Continue reading
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