Ha, I had no idea Sony still made the Walkman...

Quoted: Lauren Goode rocks the latest addition to the Walkman lineup – yes, it is now a digital music player. See how it stacks up to the competition.

Alarming...

Quoted: Discovery: A new study indicates that we may have already crossed several tipping points that are pushing nature into a state of instability.

And when exactly did Sarah Palin become an expert on U.S.-Asia relations? I guess that's why the speech was closed to those pesky reporters...

Quoted: Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience, emerged in Asia on Wednesday to share her views from "Main Street U.S.A" with a group of global investors.

I didn't realize there was a ban on neckties in Iran. Also, how come Ahmadinejad always wears button-down shirts and blazers? I guess those don't count as Western?

Quoted: Iranian police warned shop owners Wednesday against displaying female mannequins wearing underwear or showing off their curves as part of a government campaign against Western influence.

LOL, good ole Ernie Anastos.

Quoted: A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet.

Sounds worth trying...

Quoted: I was taught how to make this recipe during a vacation in Morocco, where I was lucky enough to spend some time with the chef of a restaurant, Naima. In Morocco, people eat it straight out of the tagine with lots of bread to soak up the sauce but it also makes the best spaghetti and meatballs I've ever tasted!

Great article on Atul Gawande.

Quoted: Atul Gawande, surgeon and health-policy scholar, never expected to be a literary voice of medicine.

Eek!

Quoted: Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Great article in the NY Times. Economist Amartya Sen says that women's development IS development, and I totally agree. There have been some really interesting (and controversial) studies looking at the correlation between poor treatment of women in the home & high rates of terrorism.

Quoted: The liberation of women could help solve many of the world’s problems, from poverty to child mortality to terrorism.