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...irreversibly stoned, I suspect many irrational pieties would be quickly disposed of. Warfare would be written off as a waste of time; Muslims would give up their prophet; people would probably even stop voting Republican. Potheads would take over the world, for only they would know how to function under these new existential conditions, and preside over a peaceful, baked utopia. All our liberal goals would be achieved. So what are you waiting for Harvard? Go get high...
Researchers in 2006 also confirmed that eating Mediterranean-style improves vascular function and may delay the onset of Alzheimer's, thanks to the abundance of fruit and vegetables, olive oil, fish and whole grains...
...That's the lot of a film critic 11 months of the year. (And mind you, it's still a great job: seeing movies and writing about them.) But come December we finally have a function that other people can appreciate. Friends ask which of the big Christmas offerings they should spend their money on. Our media outlets find space for lavishly illustrated reviews. Studio flacks plead with us to come to an Early Unveiling of a Very Special Film. From January to November our presence at a screening is thought to be harmful to the play a movie gets...
...think twice before running marathons, according to a Harvard researcher who found that under-trained runners who take on the 26.2-mile challenge are putting their hearts at risk. Individuals who trained for 35 miles per week or less before running a marathon exhibited temporary changes in both cardiac function and biochemistry indicating heart stress, according to the study by Harvard Medical School Instructor Malissa J. Wood. “The average person who runs is not doing themselves any favors by under-training for the marathon,” Wood said. Wood’s study tracked the hearts...
...regulation through which those turned off by e-mails can voice their opposition through complaints to a campaign—or even through the ballot box. Failing retribution, there’s also the not so far-fetched possibility that some of these e-mails could serve the worthy function of informing the electorate and activating student interest...