Tag Archives: Harper’s

Some phallic news causing one resurrected memory

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In England, an “exceptionally wet summer” affected the Cerne Abbas Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hill in Dorset, temporarily reducing the visibility of its famously prominent penis; one tourist complained that there was … Continue reading

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

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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Some non-Big Pharma drug news

There’s some excellent Big Pharma news today. The Biden administration has succeeded in their negotiations with Big Pharma, over whether Medicare Part D plans can push prices of certain important drugs down for seniors. It’s really really great news. But … Continue reading

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