New Scientist: “A brain region that curbs our natural self interest has been identified. The studies could explain how we control fairness in our society, researchers say. Humans are the only animals to act spitefully or to mete out ‘justice’, dishing out punishment to people seen to be behaving unfairly – even if it is not in the punisher’s own best interests.”
Year / 2006
Disagreement is the New Assault?
Rocky Mountain News: “Howards and his son walked to about two-to-three feet from where Cheney was standing, and said to the vice president, ‘I think your policies in Iraq are reprehensible,’ or words to that effect, then walked on. Ten minutes later, according to Howards’ lawsuit, he and his son were walking back through the same area, when they were approached by Secret Service agent Virgil D. ‘Gus’ Reichle Jr., who asked Howards if he had ‘assaulted’ the vice president. Howards denied doing so, but was nonetheless placed in handcuffs and taken to the Eagle County Jail.”
In Short, the Tube’s Lacking
Eurotrash rides the London Underground with hilarious results.
Guerilla Poetry Marketing?
Scribbling Woman reports on interesting developments in St. John. Apparently, a poetry blogger is tagging sidewalks with URLs and lines of poetry to attract readers.
Don’t Undersell It or Anything, Michiko
New York Times Corrections: “The Books of The Times review on Saturday, about ‘State of Denial’ by Bob Woodward, referred imprecisely to the number of American military casualties in the Iraq war. While the number killed is more than 2,700, the number of casualties — killed, wounded and missing — as of Sept. 28 was 23,175.”