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"It is the right hemisphere that understands the emotional or the humorous aspect of a narrative; it is also better able to appreciate irony and sarcasm – all that is not explicit but radically alters meaning. . . . There is a large literature showing that the right hemisphere is crucial for appreciation of cartoons, jokes and humour of every kind." Iain McGilchrist, The Matter with Things

Leno on Columbus and Other

Leno was on fire last night: > Columbus did not set out to discover America. He was looking for a quicker route to India. Do you know why he was trying to get to India? He was trying to get the King of Spain's computer fixed. > Most

If Art is Subjective, Why Not?

He's as much a modern art exhibit as a lot of that trash: > A man stripped off naked and declared himself a "guest exhibit" at one of Germany's most respected museums. . . > According to visitors to the museum, Walter Hofmueller, 58, suddenly removed

How Fast Can a Person Backpeddle?

> Salt Lake mayor Rocky Anderson is dealing with a new controversy. > In a recent interview with a British newspaper, Anderson seemed to compare living in Utah to living under the Taliban. . . > Recently, the mayor told an English journalist, "I feel like we're in the

That Crazy L. Ron!

> Katie Holmes' mission impossible will be giving birth without painkillers - or screaming. > That's because her fiancÃ©, "Mission Impossible" star Tom Cruise, is a Scientologist. > Practitioners of Scientology are against drugs but insist on "silent birth" because they believe it&

Take Roll Call When You Get in the Van

I feel stupid taking roll call when I get in the van, especially when two of my children can't speak, but it works: > The Roy family came to the city for a Sunday outing: a visit to Largo Central Park and its Bluegrass Strings and Crafty Things

Ready for California's Smoke-Free Bars

> A chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo has successfully kicked a 16-year smoking habit after becoming hooked when two spouses died and her daughter left, state press said on Monday. > Ai Ai, a 27-year-old chimp at the Qinling Safari Park in northern China's Shaanxi province, ended her

Robson Top 5

John Robson at the Ottawa Citizen provides a weekly "Top 5 Stories" feature. This week's was pretty good. Here's 5, 2, and 1: > 5: Bed ched The British Cheese Board claims evening snacks of various cheeses "may help determine the very nature

What Ifs

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this humorous look at "What ifs" a 6. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/29/AR2005092901881_pf.html] . Excerpts: > What if the wheel had never been invented? > Even worse mileage

Some Might Call This a Feel-Good Story

> One man was shot to death and another wounded after they allegedly attempted a carjacking against two FBI agents who were conducting surveillance, officials said. > The FBI agents apparently were targeted randomly and the incident remains under investigation. Link [http://cbs5.com/californiawire/CA--FBI-Carjacking-kn/resources_news_html].

Dad on the Run

My weekends now that I have four children in sports, some day this will be me: Sung to the tune of Band on the Run: Well, the van ignited with my copper key As I drove into the sun, And my first son said to my second son there I