Daily Archives: October 27, 2004
Hell Freezes Over
The Red Sox are nine outs away from winning the World Series. Our emotions are strong, and mixed, and difficult to describe. We have been a fanatic of the Sox through thick and thin, since we moved to Cambridge in … Continue reading
The Doctor Weighs In
Hunter Thompson has long been one of our literary heroes and role models, ever since Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ripped the vinyl horsehide off of "objective journalism" and showed what could be accomplished by diving headfirst into the … Continue reading
White Women Can’t Squat
Ever on the prowl for scientifically significant research topics, cutting edge anthropologists in Australia are deep into a precise comparison of peeing methods – modern out-house sit-down vs. indigineous natural squatting. But researchers found westerners could not hold the squat … Continue reading
Cultural Diss-onence
LHASA, TIBET—Deng Hsu, 14, said Monday that he is “totally getting into Western philosophy.” “I’ve been reading a lot of Kant, Descartes, and Hegel, and it’s blowing my mind,” Hsu said. “It’s so exotic and exciting, not like all that … Continue reading