Parts of Deus Ex: Invisible War (the sequel to one of the best games of all time- Deus Ex) take place in cities such as Seattle and Cairo, where a recurring theme is the separation between 2 worlds- the dirty, poor and in some cases toxic slum areas, and the selective, upper-class arkologies. The player […]

Good timing! Right after my last post, I hear about this story in the Washington Post (registration required). Apparently a massive study involving over 2,000 people was just released which found no link between marijuana use lung cancer. Even among heavy users there was no increased risk, when heavy use was defined as smoking over […]

I’ve quit smoking pot for a month or so, and I thought that it might be a good topic to discuss on the blog. I find the fact that marijuana is illegal to be grotesque and totally meritless (unlike that of the Drug War in general, which I think is merely irrational and dangerously counter […]

Da Vinci Code Undermines Faith, Survey Claims
Spoiler Alert!
Can’t say I was particularly suprised by the findings reported in this MSNBC story a week or so ago. The poll indicates that British readers of the novel are twice as likely (59% to 30%) to believe its claim that Jesus may have sired a child with Mary […]