Odd Coverage
I've been seeing a lot of news stories about the "radical right's" boycott of
pro-gay, pro-feminist, pro-abortion companies. The stories don't usually mention
that there's been a similar effort among the "radical right's"
Eric Scheske
Virtual Economy
The Economist takes a look at the on-line gaming world that has spawned a real
world economic sector. Link
[http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=5300059]. Excerpt:
> Millions of people now spend several hours a week immersed in “massively
multiplayer online role-playing games” (MMORPGs)
E-Santa
Santa Claus is on the 'net:
> Out-of-work actor Kevin Lowry thinks he has not only stumbled upon a holiday
gold mine, but perhaps his perfect role: Santa Claus.
> No matter that the 27-year-old Chicagoan has nary a white hair upon his head, or
Black History Month
> Morgan Freeman says the concept of a month dedicated to black history is
"ridiculous." "You're going to relegate my history to a month?" the 68-year-old
actor says in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" to air Sunday (7
Brews You Can Use III
Modern Drunkard Magazine says its roots stretch back 100 years to a publication
in Boston known as Genteel Drunkards Drink at Hiram Rich's Real Irish Saloon,
which started as a response to a Boston Globe writer's (Mr. Hollis') printed
criticism of Hiram Flannery Rich'
Latvia Dissin' the EU?
> MPs in the Baltic state of Latvia have passed a constitutional amendment
ensuring that gay couples cannot marry. . . .
> Members of Parliament said they were concerned that since Latvia has joined the
European Union, EU laws will enable gay people to gain rights including the
right to marry.
But
Brews You Can Use II
> Scores of independent breweries across the nation have begun brewing a special
beer to honor Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday in January. Poor Richard's Ale
was formulated to resemble a beer that Franklin himself might have enjoyed and
brewed.
Link [http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/
True? Sanctionable? Or Somewhere In-Between?
> A priest sued the Newark Archdiocese and other Catholic agencies Tuesday,
accusing them of doing nothing to stop clergy abuse and retaliating against him
for helping victims.
> The suit, filed by the Rev. Robert Hoatson in U.S. District Court, Manhattan,
also alleges that three of the region&
Brews You Can Use
A bloody Harry:
> A Japanese brewery and determined pub owner teamed to produce a tomato-based
low-malt beer.
> Tomato Bibere combines the sweet flavor of a tomato with the bitter taste of
hops. One tomato is used in the production of each 330ml bottle of reddish beer.
Stem Cell Fraud
> Most and possibly all of the human embryonic stem cell cultures reportedly made
by a South Korean research team this year were fake, a member of the team told
Korean news outlets yesterday.
WaPo Link
[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/15/AR2005121502243.html]
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