Twice Branded: Western Women in Muslim Lands
"A couple of years after I stopped visiting, a horrific fire broke out in a school in Mecca, home to the Muslim world’s holiest site. Fifteen girls burned to death because morality police standing outside the school wouldn’t let them out of the burning building. Why? Because they weren’t wearing headscarves and abayas, the black cloaks that girls and women must wear in public in Saudi Arabia."
Stop Doing Sit-Ups: Why Crunches Don't Work
"The section with the most nerves (and most potential for nerve damage) is in the back of the spine, which is the very part that bends and strains during a sit-up."
Farmacology
"Johns Hopkins researchers are investigating a troubling potential source of resistant pathogens: the American farm."
My Avatar Editor
Make yourself a Mii-like headshot (like on the Wii); save as an image for use in bulletin boards, discussion areas, Facebook, etc.
Dara O’Briain on homeopathy
"Great stand-up bit about homeopathy, new age "thinking," and other follies. (Salty language ahoy)"
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