Monday, February 21, 2005

Thirty-three stone man sectioned. A man from East Sussex with a rare condition which means he cannot stop eating returns home after being sectioned. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 6:22:15 PM    comment [] Housewives on Prozac -- and Mamapalooza. One theme running throughout the women's movement is that of resilience, especially when it comes to rearing children and dealing with illness. Joy Rose, lead singer of the rock band Housewives on Prozac, took a slightly rebellious and irreverent approach to both. [NPR's All Things Considered]  Ok - it is cool to pursue your own way though the craziness of maintaining your boundaries and self hood (stupid word, I know) while wiping asses and fixing your 1000th grill cheese sandwich.  But, does it HAVE to be a movement, a media event, a tribal activity.  Is the women's answer to the Promisekeepers?  Why do we have to be such groupies????? 3:20:17 PM    comment [] Audiobooks Have Their Henry Higgins. Pronunciation researcher Paul Topping of Recorded Books has become an authority on foreign expressions, medical maladies and fictional languages. By By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN. [NYT > Technology] 2:24:41 PM    comment []

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