Category Archives: Mysteries of Life

Can we bail out these two Zambians and bring them here?

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Naomi

Hey, Zambia — we need them! [T]wo men in Zambia were arrested for possession of a chameleon and charms with intent to bewitch the country’s president. –From Harper’s Weekly Review

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Mysteries of Life: Great hits of the 1970s? The hair.

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Naomi

When I’m writing, I listen to pop music — rock ‘n’ roll, folk, folk rock. I can’t write while listening to serious music; it fails to cut into whatever anxiety there will always be about writing. Pop takes care of … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of Life. And death: News from the…uh, corpse front

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review, of course of course: Four members of an antiestablishment cult in England were arrested for attempting to kidnap a coroner, and Scotland reported a shortage of corpses for its medical students. Wonderments: what is antiestablishment about … Continue reading →

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