I've sometimes wondered this, and this article in Discover Magazine presents the answer. Four percent of men are raising another man's child: From the clinics to the courts, routine DNA tests uncover genetic identities—and even family secrets. British public-health researchers examined nearly 50 years of medical data from around the…
Here's R.J.Eskow's story about how Hillary Clinton is so incredibly brave, or maybe not: If you're Hillary Clinton and you've just been caught in a "whopper," the only thing to be grateful for is that it's Good Friday and people are distracted. How bad could this story be for her?…
The recent rains have rising tides. A friend of mine sent the following frazzled missive this morn: "... been busy and intense here... Spent two days moving everything under the house and in the shed, up to my porches... full now of STUFF.... STUFF... everywhere... water is 5 feet deep…
This Discover article ("20 Things You Didn't Know About Sex") will provide you with ample (scientific) information to make you the center of attention at the next party you attend.
Most American media tells you nothing at all about what's happening to real people on the ground. This lack of information is astounding, given the Bush Administration's constant claims of "success" in Iraq. I'm tired of reading sterilized accounts of life in the Green Zone. I really want to know…