estimated number of gallons of extra gasoline burned each year because americans are overweight: 938,000,000 from the harper’s index, november 2006
i want *that* job
According to Rolling Stone magazine (9/8/05 issue): President Bush’s 5 weeks vacation in Crawford, Texas will be the longest presidential retreat in 4 decades… President Bush has now spent 20% of his entire presidency vacationing at his ranch… Counting in
Brainwashing as diet technique
This article in Time magazine talks about how scientists were able to influence people’s dieting habits by “implanting” a false memory. The dieting part doesn’t interest me so much as — hell-o! They were able to plant a false memory
“Don’t get into a lather over sweatshops”
Interesting article presenting the “other side” of sweatshops. People choose what they perceive to be in their best interest. If workers voluntarily choose to work in sweatshops, without physical coercion, it must be because sweatshops are their best option.
salaries ain’t relative yo
From an article in People about Angelina Jolie: “…upon learning that they made the equivalent of $27 a month, she cried, “what a mess,” a hotel employee said, and gave them $20″…not to pick on her…(”cause she’s hot and all)…when’re