The best Asian American Slant band in the US.
Source: Inside Asian-American Band the Slants’ SCOTUS Win – Rolling Stone
ICYMI
Orthorexia Nervosa: When ‘Healthy’ Eating Turns Dangerous
The condition also overlaps with obsessive compulsive disorder, obsessive compulsive personality disorder, and somatoform disorders. During the session, two case reports were presented. The first patient was a 72-year-old white Buddhist nun who presented with extreme weight loss. “You get afraid of eating because you don’t know what it’ll do to you,” said the patient in a video clip. “Eventually I was afraid to do anything, so I did nothing.”
Source: Orthorexia Nervosa: When ‘Healthy’ Eating Turns Dangerous
Some time ago I developed a fear of what would happen to me if I stopped drinking alcohol. So I did nothing.
Lunch Traffic Lowest in Four Decades: Out for Lunch a Dying Tradition? Demise of the “Gourmet” Burger? — MishTalk
“I like Five Guys, but I can buy ground beef and one onion and get pretty close to the same burger for half the cost,” said Mr. Cockerline, who rarely goes to Five Guys anymore. “A hamburger, to me, is not a luxury,”
Brian Cockerline 20 years young Rutgers University student
Clearly what we have is the End of Affluence. When I was a kid going out to eat at a restaurant was the occasional treat. Not many families could afford eating out more than once a week. The family cooked and ate most of our meals at home. I’ve lived in Oklahoma for a while now. We have basic burger platters for around $10. But when you add in drinks and tip the cost starts to add up. Eat out five days a week and you’re incurring substantial expense.
I’m hardly surprised at the traffic numbers. Despite government statistics the economy is anemic. Today’s kids are graduating from college with massive debt and a job market that is unkind.
What’s next? Car sharing? Multiple roommates? Tiny homes?
Schistosomiasis (or Death by Snail) – Science Friday
Another creature belonging to the “small but deadly” category is the freshwater snail, which is responsible for more than 200,000 deaths a year — more deaths than sharks, lions and wolves combined. Freshwater snails carry a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis, which infects nearly 250 million people, mostly in Asia, Africa and South America.
Source: A Creative Approach to Controlling a Deadly Snail – Science Friday
More Baby Boomers Are Drowning In Student Loan Debt–And No One Knows How Bad It Will Get
It’s not just a millennial problem. Student loan debt increased eightfold among Americans aged 60-64 in the last decade. Is anyone paying attention?
Source: More Baby Boomers Are Drowning In Student Loan Debt–And No One Knows How Bad It Will Get
‘Attention in the water: … You are paddleboarding next to … 15 great white sharks’ – LA Times
“Attention in the water: This is the Orange County Sheriff’s Department.… You are paddleboarding next to approximately 15 great white sharks.”
Source: ‘Attention in the water: … You are paddleboarding next to … 15 great white sharks’ – LA Times
Edible insects could play key role in cutting harmful emissions — ScienceDaily
Replacing half of the meat eaten worldwide with crickets and mealworms would cut farmland use by a third, substantially reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, researchers say.
Source: Edible insects could play key role in cutting harmful emissions — ScienceDaily
YUM!
Doc Vader vs. United Airlines
Seasonality of Auricular Amputations in Rabbits – Yaremchuk – 2017 – The Laryngoscope – Wiley Online Library
Abstract
This retrospective observational analysis hypothesizes that an increase occurs in online reports and images of auricular amputations of confectionary rabbits during the spring. Using the online search engine Google, online content and visual portrayals of confectionary rabbit auricular amputations from 2012 to 2017 were identified and trended against seasonal variations. To determine incidence, commercial availability of chocolate rabbits in retail facilities were assayed. A statistically significant increase in mention of rabbit auricular amputations occurred during the spring. Mapping techniques showed the annual peak incidence for 2012 to 2017 to be near Easter for each year studied. Human adults and children appear to be wholly responsible for the reports of rabbit auricular amputations. Reconstructive techniques are dependent on the percentage of auricular defect. Laryngoscope, 127:773–775, 2017
Link to a plain English article on the same study below.
Source: How do you eat your chocolate bunny? Vast majority prefer to start with the ears — ScienceDaily
Richard Bolles Dies at 90; Wrote ‘What Color Is Your Parachute?’ – The New York Times
I have three copies of this book: 1978, 1988, and 2005 editions.
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