Poem – QUESTIONABLE CHOICE (By Ray Gallucci)

  QUESTIONABLE CHOICE   Gathered at the water hole Primates lacking hair. Cover selves from neck to toe Lest reveal what’s there.   Feeding till they’re satisfied, Drinking till they’re full. Elders showing sagging hides From the planet’s pull.   Try imagining these apes “Masters of the Earth,” Guzzling down fermented grapes, Adding to their girth.   Evolution must have […]

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Family in Korea

“Family” is traditionally the most important part of Korean life, but families are now falling apart. The national divorce rate has tripled from 2013 to 2014. South Korea has had the highest suicide rate among developed countries for eight consecutive years. In 2012, 39 people per day killed themselves. Suicide is the leading cause of death for 10- to 30-year-old […]

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A depression breakthrough

A hallucinatory party drug could point the way to the first new treatments for depression in a generation. Scientists have discovered that ketamine (“Special K”), which club-goers take for dream-like highs, also improves mood disorders by repairing damaged connections in the brain. What’s more, ketamine works within hours as opposed to weeks— even for people whose mood disorders have proved […]

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