Lead Story Brother Cesare Bonizzi, 62, of a Capuchin Friars monastery near Milan, Italy, is the lead singer in a heavy-metal band that recently released its second album, “Misteri” (“Mysteries”), […]
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The Straight Dope by Cecil Adams, crossword by Matt Jones, News of The Weird
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“The Rainbow Connection”
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Do lightning rods really work?
I read your column “Do lightning rods really work?” [August 24, 2001], in which you note that fire-prevention folks were about to decide whether there was any scientific basis to […]
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Unbelievable
Lead Story Among President Sarkozy’s recent moves to trim the size of the French government was the layoff of half of the 165 physiotherapists at the taxpayer-funded National Baths of […]
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Diary of the planet
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“Bizarro World”
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Elephants Gone Wild
I’ve read that elephants are now exhibiting aggression previously unseen —including raping rhinos on the African savannah. Have we truly screwed up the elephants that much, or is this merely […]
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No way. Way.
Lead Story The European Union allows fruits and vegetables to be sold only in prescribed sizes and colors (such as its 35 pages of regulations governing 250 varieties of the […]
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“Bye, George”
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Diary of the planet
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Man, please
Lead Story While Iran’s leaders saber-rattle and quote the Quran, the country’s multitudes of young adults are embracing New Age self-help, as exemplified by the best-selling books and sold-out seminars […]