April 2012
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“You must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame;
How could you become new...”
– Friedrich Nietzsche (via rabbitinthemoon)
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'Plotto': An Algebra Book For Fiction Writing :... →
thetinhouse:
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Berry Good
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Berries are good for you, that’s no secret. But can strawberries and blueberries actually keep your brain sharp in old age? A new study by Harvard researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) finds that a high intake of flavonoid-rich berries, such as strawberries and blueberries, over time, can delay memory decline in older women by two and a half years. This study was published...
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Remembering Levon Helm
Peter Applebome:
He was that impossible rarity in modern music, a figure at once indelibly international and utterly local, whose shows in his hilltop barn drew fans and musicians from around the world, as well as the local carpenters, cops and firefighters who were part of his daily life.
More than two thousand of them came out on Thursday to mourn Levon Helm’s death and to celebrate the...
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"Big Hy"
Alan Schwarz:
One of the world’s most prolific bootleggers of Hollywood DVDs loves his morning farina. He has spent eight years churning out hundreds of thousands of copies of “The Hangover,” “Gran Torino” and other first-run movies from his small Long Island apartment to ship overseas.
“Big Hy” — his handle among many loyal customers — would almost certainly be cast as Hollywood Enemy No. 1...
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Apps to Learn Languages With
Bob Tedeschi:
I’ve tried learning Italian through books, CDs, DVDs, tapes, and apps with phrase books and translation technology. Nothing stuck.
As a result, I’ve avoided much costlier alternatives that promise to deliver full language courses to mobile phones and tablets.
I shouldn’t have.
In two cases in particular, I found comprehensive language courses for mobile devices that are vastly...
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Astronomers Find a Planet Capable of Supporting...
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Astronomers have discovered their “holy grail” - a planet capable of supporting life outside our solar system.
The planet lies in what they describe as a ‘habitable zone’, neither too near its sun to dry out or too far away which freezes it.
And the discovery could help answer the question of whether we are alone in the universe, which has been plagued...
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The Week: Why so few people are left-handed →
theweekmagazine:
About 10 percent of people favor their left hand, a ratio that has remained constant for more than 5,000 years. Scientists may have finally figured out why.
It’s all about the balance between cooperation and competition. Humans have long had an evolutionary need to cooperate, such as when…
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