Cartoon – Finding Your Way
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – Pants on Fire (By Donal Mahoney)
Rhoda, I can’t say why Amanda was picked and not Tiffany for anchor of our Nightly News. I interviewed both because Mr. Smith wanted a woman’s opinion. I honestly don’t know. I made a recommendation and sent it to Mr. Jones who sent it to Mr. Smith who made the final decision. I found little difference between the two. A day […]
Read moreCartoon – Another Day
Poem – Life Science (By Layla Lenhardt)
Life Science If only I was older, wiser than gapped tooth, golden haired twenty-two, I wouldn’t have wondered, what whiskered man is this? His hair like a peppered moth, he sat stubbing cigarette butts into the ancient ruins of the bar ash tray. There was a familiarity in the corner creases of his brown eyes. I could smell the paste […]
Read moreScientist Injects Himself With ‘Eternal Life’ Bacteria
Anatoli Brouchkov, a scientist whose curiosity and thirst for knowledge drove him to go beyond the standard protocol of his experimentation by injecting himself with an ancient “Eternal Life” bacteria. In 2009, a 3.5-million-year-old bacteria strain called Bacillus F was discovered deep in the permafrost of Siberia’s Sakha Republic. Scientists later found that mice and fruit flies exposed to the bacteria seemed to […]
Read moreJoan Didion Quote – Any compulsion tries to justify itself
“Any compulsion tries to justify itself.” – Joan Didion
Read moreCharles Lindbergh Quote – Isn’t It Strange
“Isn’t it strange that we talk least about the things we think about most.” – Charles Lindbergh
Read moreIndia’s Dangerous Smog Problem
Toxic air pollution in the Indian capital of Delhi has given some 2.2 million children irreversible lung damage, according to a 2010 study from the Kolkata-based Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute that surfaced this month. The report has raised fresh concerns in a country where carbon emissions are forecast to increase for decades.
Read moreCartoon – Trick or Treating
Cartoon – Impact of The Pack
