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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
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Mishegas, Paths Crossed, The Facts of Life
Tagged Cerne Abbas Giant, Chelsea, Fifth Avenue NYC, Flatiron Building, French Olympic pole vaulter, Harper's, NoMad, Sherry Netherland Hotel
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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
Posted in Mysteries of Life, The Facts of Life
Tagged coroners, Harper's, medical school corpses
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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
Posted in Capitalism, Government, Joe Biden and his people, Medical care in the US, The Facts of Life
Tagged Biden Administration, Big Pharma, Canal Street, drug prices, Ecstasy, FDA, Harper's, Hermes, MDMA, Medicare, meth lab, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD
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