A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler (NYT)

“…assembly-line meat factories consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant greenhouse gases and require ever-increasing amounts of corn, soy and other grains.”

(tags: food meat beef grain environment)

Area Eccentric Reads Entire Book

I never read The Onion, but I love this article I found via a favorite blog (don’t remember which one).

(tags: humor books culture reading literature)

Apartment Therapy

Decorating, furniture, etc. From a casual perusal, it leans toward “designer-y” themes with big bold patterns, antiques and themed living spaces, but there are some things you could apply anywhere.

(tags: interior design decorating furniture)

Police hunt for doctor in kidney-snatching ring

It DOES happen!

(tags: health kidney scam blackmarket)

The attack of the ad-sponsored phone call

Not on normal calls, but calls where you opt-in to hear ads for credits on your bill, or calling cards, or VoIP services.

(tags: advertising phone voip calling)

10 C’s for Evaluating Internet Resources

What every class and student should use as a starting point to learn about Internet research, from college on down.

(tags: education research Internet reliability copyright)