A misleading HHS web site gives pareants “the facts” about teenage sex – Apparently the government is now in the business of encouraging the spread of STDs and unwanted pregnancies by knowingly mis-characterizing and mis-quoting scientific studies while wrapping abstinance education in the “philosphy” now being referred to, apparently, as “culture of life.” Does anyone else find this just a bit disgusting?

Kaus says get rid of the filibuster, except for judicial nominations – Doesn’t sound half bad, but that “except” is pretty darn important.

Why patient medical histories are so often incomplete, at least until you ask for the fifth time – If everyone could have perfect recall and speech (and be honest) the first time around, shows like House would be much less interesting… Oh, and fewer people would die. That’s important too.

Cory says Eisner’s idiocy is the root cause of the increased number of injuries and deaths at Disneyland – I have no reason to disbelieve him…

Man arrested for paying at Best Buy with $2 bills – Police justification: “We’re all a little nervous in the post 9-11 world”. Uh huh.

China restricts University electronic bulletin boards – They were some of the last legitimate online forums where censorship was more lax and people could post anonymously. Amazing they lasted this long.

A fight over PB&J – Brandeis’ own Adam Jaffe is quoted

The Mall Goes Undercover – It now looks like a city street –
“The lifestyle center is a bizarre outgrowth of the suburban mentality: People want public space, even if making that space private is the only way to get it.” Fascinating.

Student, teacher punished for bypassing school’s ‘net filters – Eerily familiar (via Phil).

The Northeast is suffering from other states’ pollution, and now they are suing the federal government for not acting to curb mercury emissions – A tragedy of the commons effect? Or just a tragedy? (via Kevin)

A tale told by an idiot – “Wildly overplaying the Schiavo protesters, ignoring facts and giving Bush a free ride, the press was full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”

Love on the Oregon Trail – Ah the memories. Except the version I played was on an Apple II with a green-on-black screen.

Scientific American editors apologize for endorsing Darwin – “Good journalism values balance above all else. We owe it to our readers to present everybody’s ideas equally and not to ignore or discredit theories simply because they lack scientifically credible arguments or facts. Nor should we succumb to the easy mistake of thinking that scientists understand their fields better than, say, U.S. senators or best-selling novelists do.“

People’s reactions to computer crashes: yelling, hitting, sweet-talking, throwing the computer in a deep fryer – It’s a press release in disguise, but amusing none the less.

Don’t touch those wires!

Protein that can block allergic reations – That’d be nice. I want a cat!

Workers playing solitare and MineSweeper on company time – Is it a sap on company resources, or a symptom of a bigger problem with the types of jobs people are forced into these days? (Of course, I think it’s more of the latter…)

The top 30 least-hot things you can say to a naked woman – I’ll keep that in mind. I mean…what?

Bantu Refugees Adjust to New Lives in America – Every once in a while you hear a story that helps you to remember the potential for greatness that America holds. This is one of those stories, and it is also a fascinating portrait of people adapting to a new land and a new culture.

The pressure on smart kids to get into top schools has never been higher. But the differences between these schools and the next tier down have never been smaller – “…for students bright enough to win admission to a top school, later income ‘varied little, no matter which type of college they attended.’“