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Eric Scheske

Fat, Thin, What?

Where is America right now on the fat/thin axis? Everyone's getting fatter, I know, but are we still worshipping the 13-year-old anorexic look in our advertising and modeling? It looks like it, based on Diet Dr. Pepper's decision to hire Nicole Richie to

Smoking Banned by Koran?

They're not just burning cars and buildings [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=32&idsub=119&id=2567]: > Muslim leaders should rule that smoking is prohibited under Islamic law to encourage Muslim smokers to quit, argue doctors in an article published in the

Islamic Attitudes

A European/Muslim expert (he's written a book on the topic, anyway) speaks dire words [http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=30432]: > [W]hat's happening here is that a gang of bullies–led by a country, Saudi Arabia, where Bibles are forbidden, Christians tortured,

Brews You Can Use V

> A new study from Czech doctors indicates that moderate beer consumption slows aging and reduces the likelihood of heart attacks [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002842.php]. But wait: > The study was paid for by a group of major Czech breweries.

The Good Country of South Dakota

Get ready to rock: > The South Dakota House has passed a bill that would nearly ban all abortions in the state, ushering the issue to the state Senate. > Supporters are pushing the measure in hopes of drawing a legal challenge that will cause the US Supreme Court to

Brews You Can Use IV

The 2006 Torino Winter Olympics Drinking Games [http://olympicsdrinkin.pbwiki.com/]. Probably not an exercise in moderation, but humorous and inventive.

Brews You Can Use III

Those leftists in Austin might be onto something [http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=154646]. > Some Austin residents are working to create the state's first co-op beer pub in the European sense of the word. The Black Star Pub is the brainchild

Brews You Can Use II

Actually, this is Brews You Can Use, If You Want to Commit Suicide Rather Than Listen for Five More Seconds. 99 Bottles of Beer site [http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net/]. > This Website holds a collection of the Song 99 Bottles of Beer programmed in different programming languages.

Brews You Can Use

Another beer mapping project [http://beermapping.com/].

Public School Studies

Are you a public school fan who's all geeked up over the NYT article about two new studies that show public schools are better than private schools (which I can't find on-line, incidentally)? Take a look at this article first [http://www.townhall.com/opinion/