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Eric Scheske

Eric Scheske

Bloggers' Paradise

> This tropical island off the east coast of Africa is best-known for its white-sand beaches, its designer clothing outlets and its spicy curries. > But tiny Mauritius is about to stake a new claim to fame. By year's end, or soon afterward, it is expected

Origins of Ghetto Culture

Interesting excerpt from a gushing review of Thomas Sowell's Black Rednecks and White Liberals (link [http://www.townhall.com/bookclub/sowell7.html]): > Sowell begins by tracing the origins of black ghetto culture all the way back to the British Isles from which white American Southerners immigrated in

Hot Date

I'll bring the Cialis, you bring the grapefruit, and we'll meet in the back of a car: > A study of smells shows that the scent of grapefruit on women make them seem younger to men - about six years younger > However, a grapefruit fragrance on

Home of the Klan Sells Out

> Indiana may soon begin hiring men in dresses in order to satisfy the governor's affirmative action plan. That's a possibility because of an April 26, 2005, policy statement issued by Republican Gov. Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. > After listing categories now covered by anti-discrimination

Divorced Anti-Divorce Columnist

A columnist fiercely opposed to divorce gets divorced. Funny? Could be. But this appears to be a case of spousal abandonment. Contrary to what people want to believe, divorce is not always a two-way street. Too frequently, it's just one self-obsessed individual causing all the problems.

Two Sets of Queer Genes

Read on, if your Monday is going fine and you want to ruin it: > Scientists at the University of Sheffield have proved for the first time that human embryonic stem (ES) cells can form the precursors of sperm and eggs in the laboratory, a critical step towards making synthetic

Further Attacks on the Homeless

First Houston tries to exclude the homeless from public libraries (link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/800/]), then Vancouver tries to take away their bathrooms (link [https://thedailyeudemon.com/1312/]). Now, Massachusetts is simply throwing them away. Link [http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DUMPED_FROM_DUMPSTER?SITE=NYNYD&SECTION=

Expensively Publishing the Levelling

Good rant at Lew Rockwell this morning about today's school textbooks. Link [http://www.lewrockwell.com/taylor/taylor105.html]. Excerpt: > America was once a nation of literate, thinking, people. This level of education was brought about, despite the fact that there was (fortunately) a dearth of huge

Gay Vague?

The New York Times is excited. According to this story [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/19/fashion/sundaystyles/19GAYDAR.html?ex=1276833600&en=9a7245033eb2af5a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss] , it's getting harder and harder to distinguish queers from straights. Excerpts: > As

Tibetan Buddhist Counterpart to St. Therese

> The Dalai Lama has admitted mosquitoes drive him crazy because his Buddhist faith rules he cannot kill them. > Even when the insects bite him, he is supposed to stay calm and just shoo them away instead. > Buddhists are not allowed to kill, but the Tibetan spiritual leader