Category: Reading List

Homeopathy Equals Junk Science

April 2, 2014 - Reading List

Pamela Anderson recommends homeopathic medicine, so you know it must be safe.

Pamela Anderson recommends homeopathic medicine, so you know it must be safe.

When it comes to taking care of your body who you going to listen to? Your doctor? Or Pamela Anderson? Pamela Anderson is reportedly a proponent of homeopathic medicines. So you know they must be safe. Look, Pamela does great work protecting animals. As for humans, not so much. Just because Big Pharma is evil it doesn’t mean there aren’t charlatans out there who are even more evil. Sign up for Obamacare, see a real doctor.

The Economist explains: Why homeopathy is nonsense (via The Economist)

VISIT any health shop and you are likely to see them: packages of homeopathic remedies claiming to cure whatever ails you, from coughs and fever to insomnia and asthma. Flip the package of medicine, however, and you may be confused by the listed ingredients…

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Rick Perry Supports Prison Rape

April 1, 2014 - Reading List

Texas Governor Rick Perry isn't gay.

Texas Governor Rick Perry isn’t gay.

Judging by this latest story Republicans support rape more than they oppose homosexuality.
For years Texas Governor Rick Perry has been hounded by rumors about his own sexuality. Such rumors are enumerated in Double Down which I highly recommend you read. Prison rape isn’t about sex, it’s about power. Governor Perry has the power to crack down on prison rape, power extended to him by Eric Holder’s Justice Department, and yet Governor Rick has announced that Texas lacks the funds to implement the federal government’s anti-rape guidelines.
Perry is a disgrace.

Rick Perry orders Texas prisons not to follow federal rape prevention law (via Raw Story )

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has told the Department of Justice that he has ordered the Texas Department of Criminal Justice not to abide by federal rules that were designed to prevent prison rapes. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder last week…

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Vegas Unveils World’s Highest Ferris Wheel

March 31, 2014 - Reading List

Vegas now has the world's tallest Ferris Wheel.

Vegas now has the world’s tallest Ferris Wheel.

As if Vegas didn’t already provide enough reasons to blow chunks in your lap. Writes USA Today:

At about 51 stories high, it’s taller than the Singapore Flyer, the Star of Nanchang in China, and the London Eye, which until this week made up the triumvirate of tallest observation wheels. The High Roller can fit up to 1,120 people.

Sneak peek: World’s tallest Ferris wheel opens in Vegas.

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‘Frozen’ Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever

March 31, 2014 - Reading List

'Frozen' Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever
Frozen breaks animation record.

Frozen breaks animation record.

Rolling Stone reports:

Disney’s 3D musical-comedy  Frozen   is officially the highest grossing animated film of all-time, climbing over the billion-dollar mark after a strong opening weekend in Japan. The Oscar-winning flick has now grossed $1.072 billion worldwide, which breaks down to $398 million domestically and $674 million internationally. To reach that jaw-dropping top spot,  Frozen  had to ice out some friendly competition – the 2010 Disney/Pixar film  Toy Story 3 , which previously grossed $1.063 billion.  The film, directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (and loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s The Snow Queen ), had its American debut last […]

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