It’s not like we really ever looked to Hollywood for reason or insight, but, like, wow. Today, 138 people in the film industry signed a petition “demanding” the release of Roman Polanski, the film director who was arrested yesterday in Switzerland because in 1977 he was charged with drugging and raping a 13 year old [...]
Posts Tagged ‘assumptions’
Uh, I’m Sorry, Sir, but That Heroin is Only for the Addicts.
For Friday’s Challenge, I left you with the following argument about heroin (the drug of choice in train stations across Europe and in America’s finest alleys):
WSJ(oD): [A recent] study, by Canadian researchers, found that injections of prescription heroin were more effective in treating longtime addicts than methadone, the most widely used treatment. Compared with addicts [...]
Hopping Nimbly Off The White Horse.
Well, it’s Friday, which means another grueling session in the lab, perfecting my “Essence of Fake Dave Hall.” It still has a way to go, but when it’s complete, we’ll all be able to exhibit magical floaty auras in space (For a fee, of course. This thing is my ticket to board the gravy train. [...]
