Eric Scheske

Rodrigo Revisited It appears we may have been duped with respect to the Maradiago story (see below). We asked for comments, and we got 'em. A reader wrote to us earlier this afternoon: "You got played. The canadafreepress story about Maradiaga copied most of its 'quotes'

Fat and Poor According to the Child Well-Being Index, America's children are fat but sober, poor but safe. Basically, everything seems to be going well for them, except they're poorer and getting big as whales. It's probably because they're spending all

On Comics Interesting article about society's attitude toward comics [http://www.jeetheer.com/comics/intellectualmarijuana.htm]. For the first half of the century, the article says comics were condemned as “intellectual marijuana” and contributors to juvenile delinquency. In the last half of the century, they were accepted, thanks

Debt Culture is Dangerous Culture “The sheer scale of consumer debt has made millions of households extremely vulnerable to shocks in the economy, both from fiscal mismanagement and external factors such as oil price rises, acts of terrorism and wars. A downturn in the economy would create serious economic and

What's the Standard in Bath Houses? We doubt many in our reading crowd need it, but Slate's “Dear Prudence” column has provided guidance on homosexual public display of affection. We like the underlying assumption that such displays are fine overall. More normalizing: “Prudie's opinion

Dying Babies According to The Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;sessionid=G0V42NXSPTKNJQFIQMGSM5OAVCBQWJVC?xml=/news/2005/03/31/nbaby31.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/03/31/ixportal.html] , the number of babies who die during or soon after birth is rising in the UK. The pre-birth

Rodrigo Revisited? Note: The following post turned out to be false (see explanation above) With the Holy Father failing, one Cardinal has apparently made it known that he's the man for the job: "'When the Sacred College of Cardinals names me pope, I'm gonna

Prom to Porn We've been knocking sororities lately, but fraternities aren't any better. There are all sort of stories out there, this one being the most recent: California State University has suspended the charter of Phi Kappa Tau after it hosted a porn party. Students participated

More Whistling at Construction Sites A report in England says girls are discouraged from pursuing non-traditional female jobs (e.g., construction). LINK [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4395565.stm]. That's surprising. Back in our school days, we recall girls being pushed to non-

That's a Tiny Mannequin! "Police are looking for two women who stole a 'plastinated' 13-week old fetus from the Body Worlds 2 exhibit in Los Angeles. Surveillance tape showed the two thieves lingering at the exhibit, then taking the specimen from its case."