The BBC has an article on the High IQ link to being vegetarian:
"Intelligent children are more likely to become vegetarians later in life, a study says. A Southampton University team found those who were vegetarian by 30 had recorded five IQ points more on average at the age of 10.
Researchers said it could explain why people with higher IQ were healthier as a vegetarian diet was linked to lower heart disease and obesity rates."
Daily Monster is a blog by artist Stefan C. Bucher. Each day, Bucher makes an ink splot on a piece of paper which he then proceeds, through fancy draughtsmanly footwork, to transform into a monster. He uploads sped-up video of the whole process and in the comments, he invites readers to invent origin stories for each day's character.
World's tallest man yanks stuff out of dolphins' stomachs. This is definitely the weirdest story I've read all day.
Jim Buckmaster, the chief executive of Craigslist, caused lots of head-scratching Thursday as he tried to explain to a bunch of Wall Street types why his company is not interested in “monetizing” his ridiculously popular Web operation. . .Analyst Ben Schachter wanted to know how Craigslist plans to maximize revenue. It doesn’t, Mr. Buckmaster replied (perhaps wondering how Mr. Schachter could possibly not already know this). “That definitely is not part of the equation,” he said, according to MediaPost. “It’s not part of the goal.”
“I think a lot of people are catching their breath right now,” Mr. Schachter said in response.
A series of clicks led me to the Wikipedia page for The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (hope you're not too broken up about my not linking to that one), and here's how the one and only line posted under "trivia" reads:
I posted the first installment of my "Best Albums of 2006" list on the 123jamboree blog I mentioned earlier.
Christopher suffered an internal decapitation during a 40mph smash on a track near Alton, Hampshire, in September. The impact from the crash lifted 12-year-old Christopher Stewart's skull from the top of his spine - an injury which normally results in death. Firefighters spent an hour and a half cutting him free from the wreckage of his 1000cc Mini after the accident. The force of the crash also detached his tongue at the root. Surgeons re-attached his head to his spine with metal plates and bone grafts during a six-hour operation. His parents were warned he only had a 7% chance of survival. But after 19 days in intensive care and four weeks wearing a neck collar, he was able to swim, walk and exercise, although speaking and eating remain difficult.
I realize that some of how no reason to think in terms of semesters, but all the same: Who's home in LA during winter break? Meaning between 12/20 and 1/10?
This is the first I've heard of a new development up at Universal Studios, though my mom and our neighborhood association probably know all about it. As long as we've lived near Universal City, there's been rumblings about this sort of thing. I certainly don't know the details, but this actually sounds good to me. Playa Vista, referenced in this article as twice the size of this potential development, is a tract condo nightmare that ate up a lot of the marshlands in West LA. But I like the fact that this location is synergistic with the subway, and development - in the valley no less - that increases density in LA is probably good. Anyone have any insights?
Every year for the past few years, a group of people - none of whom knows every other participant - loosely revolving around the node of Paul Bost and his college friends shares their best-of-the-year-style lists. In the past, this has been done by email, but this year the roundtable - in which I am a participant - graduated (devolved?) to blog-hood. I find this kind of personal thing more compelling that the endless internet parade of year end lists (which, I'll admit, I also read with some dedication). I made my first 2006 contribution in the field of Portland music.
This anti-anti-hating-LA, typically snarky post from the Portland Mercury's blog drove me crazy, so I commented on it. The LA Times bit in question is readable here (without a stupid NYTimes-style pay wall - 1 point for LA). Thought you fellow native Angelenos might be interested.
You may have seen this after watching the Inland Empire trailer, but here is some video of David Lynch on the street corner with the cow. Apparently cheese is made from milk.
Reason number 196,345,673,255,331 wikipedia is the best: Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Which list includes:
Apparently there's a new style of Bollywood movie coming into fashion. Slicker, more action-y, more American, more expensive, more rollerblades, etc. Dhoom 2 stars Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Ray. It has musical numbers in English and possibly even some kissing (both are scandalous). Here's the preview:
