Category Archives: Television

Linkage

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Should all Americans be given a basic monthly income? Con artist of the year. “I’m 40 years old going on 65,” says an ex-lineman. “God knows what I’ll feel like when I’m actually 65 years old.” Why … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Lady Parts

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Pass that sleep aid

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Fenster writes: Watching the nightly news has become an almost unendurable marathon of drug ads.  You feel punch drunk at around the 20 minute mark from all the side effects being described. I don’t know which drug has the record … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Argumentation

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Juxtaposin’: Celebrity Spokeswomen

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Bourdain on El Bulli

Posted on February 23, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to UR contributor epiminondas for calling my attention to this inspired episode of Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” celebrating the Catalan restaurant El Bulli and its genius chef Ferran Adrià. It was made in 2011, on the … Continue reading →

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Getting the Best Out of People: Freedom v. Control

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Seth Roberts, formerly of Berkeley and now professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, decided to stop grading his students. He writes: The more freedom I gave my students, the more difficult it became to grade them. At … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Automotives

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Juxtaposin’: Health

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Juxtaposin’: Fantasies of the Internet Relationship Seeker

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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