Monthly Archives: October 2001

I just noticed that the Slashdot interview with Wil Wheaton is up and it’s quite entertaining. Bonus points if you can spot the Simpsons and Monty Python references.

Holy moly! Brian Robinson hiked all three of the National Scenic Trails in one calendar year. That’s 7,371 miles in 300 days, 24.57 miles a day.

Time to get serious on global hunger .

MVG interview: Final Fanatasy’ producer.

CGW has some pretty astounding screenshots from World of Warcraft and Warcraft 3. So far I’ve been resisting the urge to participate in any MPOGs because I’m afraid I’ll get addicted and never do anything else, but WoW and Star … Continue reading →

The New Republic in support of nation-building. “This is not to suggest that the United States needs a Marshall Plan for every unstable country on Earth. But September 11 does go a long way toward answering the question that Republicans … Continue reading →

The Quaker response got me thinking about what role the International Criminal Court might play in the prosecution of the perpetrators of 9/11 attacks. I found out some interesting things: The U.S. hasn’t ratified the ICC statute. Not enough countries … Continue reading →

Animal fat ups risk of stomach, esophageal cancer. “Total fat intake and intake of saturated fat each doubled the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma, the investigators found… cholesterol, animal protein and vitamin B12, found primarily in animal products, were also associated … Continue reading →

An interview with bioterrorism expert Jonathan B. Tucker.

R.U. Sirius: Ignore the war: a personal declaration of deep neutrality.

Tracing an animal-rights philosophy.

The Boston Globe reviews the new Leonard Cohen and Bjork albums.

The Boston Pheonix interviews Sebastian Junger on his travels in Afghanistan.

Can games change the world?

I know I shouldn’t laugh at the misfortune of others but, as Mel Brooks said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down a manhole and die.”