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...naught if climate change continues unchecked. In a drastically warmer world, habitats for many species - like the polar bear - could simply disappear, taking the animals with them. Nearly one-third of the world's animals are already under the threat of extinction, and the current rate of species loss is 10,000 times the natural rate. "Global warming has such far-reaching implications [for conservation] that it's very depressing," says Kert Davies, research director for Greenpeace. "Those are the thoughts that send me to the bar." It could start with polar bears...
What followed for me, in no meaningful order, was intense exercise and weight loss; fugue states punctuated by light psychotherapy, heavy drinking and moderate drug use; really good sex; Italian classes (where I learned to pronounce il mio divorzio perfectly); and marathons of cooking. I had always enjoyed the kitchen, but now I would make pumpkin ravioli from scratch on Thursday and cook a black bass in parchment on Friday and bake an olive-oil cake on Saturday. The fridge was stuffed; my friends were ecstatic and full. But in the mornings, alone before dawn, a jolt of terror: What...
...surprising?yet for reasons we'll get into, entirely sensible?that the candidate who has made the most effective use of pop culture in campaign 2008 is the former president of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. Mike Huckabee, the bass-playing, weight-loss-book-writing, late-night-quipping, Chuck Norris--befriending pastor, has turned an easy facility with pop culture into free media for his underfunded -underdog campaign...
...adolescent males everywhere, porn legend Jenna Jameson announced that she would be retiring from the porn business, saying at the annual adult video awards (think: Oscars of porn) that she would “never ever spread my legs again” in a porn movie. Though a devastating loss for the silver screen, Jenna is sure be remembered for her unforgettable performances in such cinematic classics as “Up and Cummers 10” and “Dirty Bob’s Xcellent Adventures 35.” Also, the Golden Globes were officially canceled this...
...pollsters were not putting much stock in the numbers. For weeks, opinions in South Carolina have been bouncing around, first with a bump for McCain after New Hampshire, then with a bump for Thompson after last week's debate, and more recently some slippage for McCain after his loss in Michigan. "It's muddy," said David Woodard, who polls the state at Clemson University...