This is normally the spot where we post some very clever and thought-provoking Public Service Announcement, often created on Madison Avenue, bringing to light a problem that needs our united efforts to defeat or minimize. This one is just like that, except it’s not from Madison Avenue. It’s a hometown PSA. But it applies everywhere, and I hope you’ll take …
I HATE MONDAY
Please give me a moment to get something off my chest. Am I the only one who thinks it’s ridiculous the way so many internet blogs post pictures of cute puppies etc to lure visitors to their otherwise lame sites? Here is my assurance to you that the Medical Examiner blog will never stoop to such depths. Believe me, we’re …
Ides of March Issue!
Prefer to read the Examiner online? Here’s the goods. And while we’re at it, happy Match Day! Open publication – Free publishing – More health
OPEN LETTER TO AZZIZ
From former ASU President Shirley Strum Kenny. The sad thing about this letter: it’s dated January 9. In it, she says “considerable fence-mending” will be required to help the community heal after the hostile takeover engineered by Azziz. It has been more than two months since he received that letter. Where is the fence-mending? Azziz refused an interview request from …
Break time!
Congratulations! You’ve made it halfway through the week. You deserve a break. Let’s go someplace we’ve never been: Africa! Take an armchair journey through the beautiful countryside of Rwanda. Don’t worry about the time; you’ll be back in less than ten minutes. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy (full screen is good). RWANDA from MAMMOTH on Vimeo.
PSA o’ The Week
A picture, it turns out, is sometimes worth several thousand words. But this one is nicely summed up in just two.
I Hate Monday
And you know what else I hate? Nationalism. I bet you do too. But If I use a related word and say I hate patriotism, I might have a few arguments on my hand. But in rebuttal I say this: nationalism and patriotism are among the most divisive and polarizing forces at work in the world. The same people who …
Changing the clocks
According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), changing our clocks shouldn’t mean losing an hour of sleep. “The Sunday that marks the return of Daylight Saving Time is a shorter day. Make it a shorter day with fewer activities, not a shorter morning with less sleep,” says David Cloud, CEO of the National Sleep Foundation. The effect of that lost …
Hump Day Hiatus, Episode 3.6-A.13
Subtitle: Meanwhile In Texas If this isn’t proof positive that we share this planet with a host of other creatures, then the proof doesn’t exist. Italy, Texas: Wild Souls in the hot, blind earth from Aoife McArdle on Vimeo.
Hump Day Hiatus, Episode 3.6-B.13
Sometimes, no matter how hard we try, we can’t make the clouds go away. We simply have to weather the storm, but the sun will eventually shine again. Overcast from James Lancett on Vimeo.