Good morning, gentlemen. Here’s what’s good feeding this Wednesday morning: Bob Woodward’s New Book Reveals Drama in Obama Admin’s Afghanistan Policy Bob Woodward (of Woodward & Bernstein and Watergate fame) published his book “Obama Wars,” which depicts a deep split in the Obama administration when it came to the War in Afghanistan. Though President Obama…
Archives for September 2010
Good Music for the Morning
Slade, one of the most prolific British rock bands of the 1970s—they had 17 consecutive top 20 hits in the UK—never quite crossed over to the U.S. Even so, their influence on American rock bands is undeniable. One of their biggest hits, “Cum on Feel the Noize” (1973), was covered by Quiet Riot, who took…
Man of the Day: Walter Breuning
Walter Breuning walked into a bank at the age of 100 and asked for a five-year certificate of deposit. Five years later, he was back at the same bank to pick up his earnings. Today, Breuning turns 114. He is the world’s oldest living man and the fourth-oldest living person in the world. Grover Cleveland…
Picture of the Day
A map of New York City, by ethnicity. “Red is White, Blue is Black, Green is Asian, Orange is Hispanic, Gray is Other, and each dot is 25 people.” Other cities here.
For No Good Reason: Log!
It’s better than bad. It’s good. And for our many wonderful women readers, there’s Log for Girls.
Something Fishy about Genetically Modified Salmon
With apologies for the awful headline pun, we present to you the Frankenfish: genetically modified fish that have no relation to this (unfortunately). The fish in question are farm-grown Atlantic salmon, amped up on growth hormones (from Chinook salmon) that allow them to grow to marketable size at double the natural rate. The FDA is…
Scientists Discover the "Homer Simpson gene"
At Emory University, scientists discovered a gene in mice that, when removed, actually makes the animals smarter. They’re calling it the “Homer Simpson gene.” Deleting a certain gene in mice can make them smarter by unlocking a mysterious region of the brain considered to be relatively inflexible, scientists at Emory University School of Medicine have…
Guggenheim Youtube Competition Yields Video Goodness
(The Shortlist Overview Video ) New York’s Guggenheim Museum released its list of finalists for its Youtube art competition today, and folks…they are truly amazing. The museum invited people to submit videos ranging from music performances to short films to abstract art to animations, and over 25,000 people took them up on their offer. The…
Women’s Half Marathons Dominated by Men
What do the Nike Women’s Half Marathon and the Disney Princess Half Marathon have in common? Men won them both. The Wall Street Journal reports on the recent growth of women’s road races. This year, at least a dozen races styled for women are having their debuts across America, from the Nashville Women’s Half Marathon…
U.S. Soldiers Accused of Killing Innocent Civilians
The Army Times and the Washington Post report that, according to Army investigators, a small group of U.S. soldiers stationed at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, conspired to kill innocent civilians for sport. In all, according to the Army Times report, five American soldiers are accused of killing Afghan civilians and seven are charged with…
Study of the Day: Men Don’t Notice Women in Heels
The same researchers at Northumbria University who taught you how not to dance are now studying the effect that a woman in heels has on a man. The study looks at women, ages 18 to 35, to attempt to discover what kind of signals they send out when they walk with heels and without. “The study,”…
Honor Thy Revolution!
If you want to outlaw a book, simply make it seem shameful to read. That’s the logic of Princeton philosophy professor Kwame Anthony Appiah’s new book, The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen. Appiah argues that a culture’s sense of honor galvanizes moral revolutions. The British slave trade, the Chinese tradition of foot binding, the…
Dubious Study of the Day
The Times of India reported on a questionable study yesterday, touting the “clear effect” of hormone changes on women’s shopping-spree tendencies. I’m sorry, but any story that begins with, “men have long complained about their spouses splashing out on luxury items” is begging to be mocked. The study’s lead researcher is quoted as saying, “Women may…
Good Men Around the Globe: Australia
This is the second post in a series of interviews with good men around the world. Here, Jacob Burke speaks with an Australian fellow, Adrian McGruther. What was an early memory you had about masculinity? Maybe something your father or grandfather did or said about “being a man?” I don’t think Australians make as much…
The News—DADT Stalls, Afghan War Death Toll Hits Record High, Coral Reefs Dying, News Reconfirmed as Overwhelmingly Depressing.
Good morning, gentlemen! Here’s what’s good feeding this Tuesday morning. Senate Vote on “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Act Still Unclear The vote on the “don’t ask don’t tell” act is still up in the air as Senators continue to debate the military’s policy of requiring gays and lesbians to keep their sexuality secret. Factions of…
Deep Thought of the Day
This is great. Some people may argue with his position on golf courses, however.