No Cel Phones (and the kids don’t mind)

from The Midwesterner East Jackson High School students ‘relieved’ after cell phone ban Superintendent initially expected the phone ban to result in a ‘battle,’ but found that wasn’t the case BY THE MIDWESTERNER STAFF At East Jackson High School,...

Damn these berries are good!

from The Wall Street Journal Why America’s Berries Have Never Tasted So Good Driscoll’s had to figure out how to breed, produce and sell its most flavorful strawberries and raspberries. Now the strategy is starting to bear fruit. By Ben Cohen The ultimate goal for the...

Cooling Old Style

from WIRED This Ancient Technology Is Helping Millions Stay Cool Cheap, low-energy evaporative cooling devices are keeping water, food, people, and even whole buildings cool across India. by NADEEM SARWAR & SHREYA FOTEDAR Pal Pillai / Getty Images This summer,...

Dr. Ruth Gone

from The New York Times Ruth Westheimer, the Sex Guru Known as Dr. Ruth, Dies at 96 Ruth Westheimer, the grandmotherly psychologist who as “Dr. Ruth” became America’s best-known sex counselor with her frank, funny radio and television programs, died on Friday at her...

Shelley Duvall At Peace

from The Mercury News Shelley Duvall, star of ‘The Shining,’ ‘Nashville,’ dies at 75 She starred in several Robert Altman films, including “Thieves Like Us,” “Nashville, “Popeye,” “Three Women” and “McCabe & Ms. Miller” By Jake Coyle | Associated Press Shelley...