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Isn't there a good book somewhere that condemns gossiping? > We've become a nation of rumor mongers, gossip hounds and leakers. Everywhere you turn, somebody's telling somebody something about somebody else. > In addition to those who spill the beans about their own lives,

The New York Times this morning weighs in on chimeras. Excerpts: > Distinguished groups of ethicists and scientists have been pondering what steps should be taken, if any, to head off the nightmarish possibility of a human brain's becoming trapped inside an animal form, silently screaming, "Let

Creation's goodness and its potential for abuse: > According to new research, drinking whiskey can help protect you against cancer. However, it cannot protect you from waking up in the morning with an ugly person.

Gay fellas aren't flocking to the altar even when they can. Why? Maybe because they're basically like regular guys who try to avoid marriage as long as they can so they can continue a carefree life, only in their case with bathhouses and other over-sexed amenities.

Brooklyn now allows first-time johns to attend classes about the evils of prostitution, rather than go to jail. Interesting concept; interesting article (but colorful language). Link [http://villagevoice.com/news/0519,hunter,63812,5.html]. Excerpts: > "I wanna ask you," [a former prostitute] says to the men,

Fascinating article about the rehabilitation of Genghis Kahn that is taking place in Mongolia. A country that engages in ancestor worship, the other G.K. is revered by some Mongols as a god. A world anxious to curry favor with Mongolia (a beautiful land rich in resources) is helping the

Issue XXIV Stone sober. Eric Scheske has a bum gall bladder and he's guessing it's having an adverse effect on his drinking. He has no doctor's opinion to support the drinking connection, but beer unduly fills him up these days and more than a

No, it's not a hockey game. It's the suppression of free speech in efforts to keep homosexuals from getting their feelings hurt. Link [http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2005/may/05050905.html]. Excerpt: > Ake Green, the pastor of a Swedish Pentecostal church in Kalmar, Sweden,

> Five new luxury suites at The Palace of Auburn Hills, the home to the NBA's Detroit Pistons and WNBA's Detroit Shock, are set to open this fall. > They've already been leased for $450,000 a year despite lacking at least one thing

> Maria Brunner waved to neighbours as police drove her away for not paying a £50 fine that had risen to £2,500 because it had been left unpaid. > "She opened the door and seemed really happy, if not relieved, to see us before asking us