4/20 Etymology

from The Los Angeles Times Dude, you ever wonder, like, why people celebrate pot on 4/20? BY JAMES QUEALLY Any self-respecting stoner knows what to do on 4/20. But few seem to know how the otherwise innocuous date became an international celebration of cannabis...

Wow. Bravo,MIT – keep going.

from The New York Post MIT scientists discover ‘remarkable’ way to reverse Alzheimer’s disease By Alex Mitchell Scientists at MIT have unlocked a major breakthrough in the battle to reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease — one that shows “dramatic reductions” in...

Haute Compost

from The Wall Street Journal The New Gardening Status Symbol: Upscale Compost ‘Compost has become a staple of cocktail-party conversations.’ You can get manure from eucalyptus-eating goats and even a blend from Princess Diana’s childhood home By Chavie Lieber There...

Al Jaffee Gone

from The Los Angeles Times Al Jaffee, iconoclastic cartooning legend of Mad Magazine fame, dies at 102 BY JESSICA GELT LAMBIEK Comiclopedia Al Jaffee, the iconoclastic cartoonist who created Mad Magazine’s most enduring feature — the Fold-In — and served as the...