Saturday, November 28, 2009

Saturday Stories


Stories that managed to capture my minuscule attention span this week:

The Chicago Tribune's excellent series on autism, desperation and pseudoscience: Here, here and here.

The scariest thanksgiving day parade float ever! (Courtesy of Jack from Fork and Bottle)

Can a Palestinian-American journalist/comedian married to a Jewish woman change the face of the Middle East Peace process? Some thoughts from Israel here.

The New York Times on how health is secondary at The Biggest Loser.

A pharmacist writes critically of naturopathic practices and the push to allow naturopaths to prescribe actual medications in the National Post (cross posted on Skeptic North) and in just 12 comments Godwin's law is confirmed.