Sunday, November 10, 2002

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Books have a future. Books do have a future. And now someone is maintaining a blog about that future. [WriteTheWeb] 9:18:03 PM

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Ah, the whims of fashion Menopause Without Pills: Rethinking Hot Flashes. In the few months since a study of a widely used hormone regimen found that its risks outweighed its benefits, the prevailing view of menopause has undergone a momentous shift. By Gina Kolata. [New York Times: Health] 9:03:04 PM

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I knew there had to be some benefit Long-Term Hormone Therapy May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk for Women. Women who take hormone therapy after menopause and continue with it for 10 years or more may have a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. By Gina Kolata. [New York Times: Health] 9:01:00 PM

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Lame, but self-serving nonetheless (my self, that is) The Importance of Grandma. For a growing number of evolutionary biologists and cultural anthropologists, grandmothers represent a key to understanding the human condition. By Natalie Angier. [New York Times: Health] 8:59:52 PM

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Fred Allen: "[Television is] the triumph of machine over people." Fred Allen. 6:36:58 PM

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posted by ugly_n_sticky at November 10 9:14 AM. What do moedy, cruxtaposition, daugahyde and posolutely have in common? Don't bother looking up at dictionary.com, Merriam-Webster OnLine or britannica.com. All these words are newly made up words and only the pseudodictionary knows them. Don't know what NSFW means? Want to submit a new word creation of yours? You have no clue and want to brush up your vocabulary? Try the randomerizor and get smart! [MetaFilter] 6:23:04 PM