I learned two things today! Guess that means I've used up Wednesday's quota already.

Via Unqualified Offerings, summarizing a subscription-only New Scientist article: We all know that giving people drugs that do nothing can often make them feel better, thanks to the "placebo effect." (And thanks to the British sketch comedy show Smack The Pony, we ( Read more... )

A pome for thedeadlyhook. After Baudelaire, in a fashion.

When the sun is shining, darling ( Read more... )