Philippines: Geckos Are A No-Go For AIDS
Traditional forms of medicine used in China and elsewhere in Asia make use of some wild ingredients — literally — from rhino horn to pangolin scales. But geckos? Yep, in some places even those lizards, thrust into many Americans’ consciousness by omnipresent insurance ads, are used as remedies. The description of a scientific paper published [...]
Gore Galore: ‘Shock’ And The Birth Of Fright Films
In the early 1980s, in San Antonio, my brother used to watch a local horror television show every Friday at midnight. I was young, but occasionally I’d sneak out of bed and join him. (Sorry, Mom.) Even the show’s introduction, complete with eerie music and the title written in blood-red letters, creeped me out: “Project [...]
Nation’s Newest Finance Watchdog To Open Without A Leader
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will formally open for business this week. It will not have a director. The White House said yesterday that President Obama would nominate former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to run the bureau. But Cordray has to be confirmed by the Senate, and that won’t happen this week. It may [...]
‘Hamlet’s Kitchen’: ‘To Be Or Not To Be,’ By Gordon Ramsay
Fox’s popular reality cooking competition show, Hell’s Kitchen, starring the usually profane superstar chef Gordon Ramsay, returns tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern. In its honor, because it is profoundly silly, we offer this profoundly silly tribute. To be, or not to be, you [bleep]ing donkey: that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind [...]
Parliament Session Called To Discuss Hacking Scandal
Britain’s prime minister called Monday for an emergency session of Parliament to discuss the phone-hacking and bribery scandal at the now-defunct News Of The World, as authorities said they may open a wider investigation of the tabloid’s owner, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Prime Minister David Cameron said it “may well be right to have Parliament [...]
New Syrian Deaths And Looming Military Crackdown
As many as 30 people may have died in Homs, Syria over the weekend. The AP cites one Syrian dissident group that says initially three victims died in apparent sectarian violence – a troubling new development in the mostly secular uprising against the rule of Syrian leader Bashir al-Assad. The victims, like Assad, were said [...]
Tinnitus: Why Won’t My Ears Stop Ringing?
Ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, can be so annoying that a person with it can’t sleep, think, or work. It’s a common problem for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. But tinnitus can also start for no apparent reason. That’s what happened to Mark Church. He went to the dentist for a routine visit [...]
Rethinking Tinnitus: When The Ringing Won’t Stop, Clear Your Mind
Silence is a beautiful thing. But Robert DeMong has accepted that he’ll likely never experience it again. He’s got a condition called tinnitus, which means a ringing sound travels with him everywhere he goes, including to bed at night. It came on suddenly about five years ago. And he says it threw him into depression. [...]
The Politics Behind New Voter ID Laws
Voters going to the polls next year — and even some this year — will encounter lots of new rules. Photo ID requirements and fewer options for early voting are among the biggest changes. They’re part of a wave of new laws enacted by Republican-controlled legislatures this year. Supporters say the rules are needed to [...]
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