No dope? Lincoln Allison has an article in the Guardian that asks whether performance-enhancing drugs are really something that should be shied away from. He has lots of thoughtful points (e.g., that in sports where knowledge of doping is fairly public, fans don’t mind that records are “tainted” by drugs; that a strict anti-drug policy […]
An Ancient Lake, (no) dope, and a Bloody Good Time
Posted by Ben on August 25, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/rundown/
For the architecturally oriented
MOMA (that’s Museum of Modern Art) explores tall buildings in a neat, flash-based installation. Swell.
Posted by Ben on August 23, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/for-the-architecturally-oriented/
Wallet-size or 5×7?
It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it: Immigration officers are having to pore through naked pictures of hundreds of exotic dancers to keep imposters out of Canada, the Toronto Sun reported Tuesday. Foreign strippers planning to table dance in clubs must now provide photos of themselves with no clothes on to qualify […]
Posted by Ben on August 23, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/wallet-size-or-5x7/
TurnerVision
Ted Turner is an odd duck. Though I don’t really have anything against odd ducks. Witness: Moderator: Who would you want to become the president of the US? Turner: I’m for whoever speaks to our survival not our demise. Moderator: So Who? Turner: Who do you think? … Turner: The invasion of Iraq was the […]
Posted by Ben on August 19, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/turnervision/
Thinking Realistically
So… oil prices (per barrel) are heading for $45.00, ouch. Except that even $45.00 is unabashedly unrealistic. Matthew Simmons, an energy investment banker (and an advisor to Bush-Cheney) says: “Oil is far too cheap at the moment. … The figure I’d use is around $182 a barrel. We need to price oil realistically to control […]
Posted by Ben on August 19, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/thinking-realistically/
Traffic Paradox
There’s a new, highly sophisticated model for traffic prediction on the block. Which would be helpful, if you happen to be driving the Autobahn. What’s interesting is that the new model predicts traffic with a high degree of accuracy, but may well make itself irrelevant as more and more people look to its predictions, and […]
Posted by Ben on August 17, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/traffic-paradox/
Headlines re: Charley
NYTimes: Federal Relief Is Distributed in Florida Areas Hit by Storm Independent: Bush accused of exploiting hurricane in Florida as he offers aid to disaster area WaPo: Fla. Begins Recovery From Deadly Storm Stern: Charley als Wahlkampfhelfer [~Charley as campaign-helper] LATimes: Bush Promises Quick Hurricane Relief Obviously this isn’t more than a cursory overview of […]
Posted by Ben on August 16, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/headlines/
Mad Cow
I’m always interested in new developments in the whole mad cow thing, so imagine my delight when I discovered that the New York Times has a whole section dedicated to BSE articles! Wow! (For the non-registration-inclined, here’s a no-reg link to the latest NYT mad cow article.) (via NYT: “Study Lends Support to Mad Cow […]
Posted by Ben on August 16, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/mad-cow/
More freak accidents
In the same vein as this earlier post on a freak vending machine accident, here is freak portable toilet accident #1 (still waiting for word of #2): A portable toilet exploded Tuesday after a man who was inside it lit a cigarette. Emergency workers said the man was not severely injured and drove himself to […]
Posted by Ben on August 12, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/more-freak-accidents/
Tear you apart
When you feel like there’s something missing from your life… You will not see him at the Athens Olympics, but Bob Brown is one of Britain’s leading athletes. A veteran of long-distance races across the world, he is now at the front of a pack of runners attempting one of their sport’s greatest challenges—a run […]
Posted by Ben on August 11, 2004
https://www.swordbilled.com/tear-you-apart/