I got one of the 10 advance copies!

I got one of the 10 advance copies!

It turns out that we are only 10 percent human: for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes…
from “Some of My Best Friends Are Germs” by Michael Pollan
   Michael Pollan   food   microbiome 
To attempt to have intercourse with a hornet’s nest is a very bad idea,” Siv During Livh, a psychologist and expert on sex fantasies told the news website.
   sex   hornets   good advice 

Also this week, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto.

And it’s only Tuesday!

Does it not seem, more and more, that our government is working against us? When is the last time you felt that ours is a government for and by the people?

Oh, and the world’s biggest banks collude to fix the prices of pretty much everything.

Oh, and Obama’s transparency schtick is bullshit.

   Politics   Monsanto 
Once they were able to get a hold of the officer, they asked her about the lack of citation. The officer explained she was not familiar with the Vulnerable User Law but after revisiting the accident report, she was eventually willing to write a failure to yield citation.

via Streetsblog

So a girl gets her body wrecked by a criminally dangerous SUV driver and the driver eventually, begrudgingly, sorta-kinda gets properly cited.

How the fuck can an officer enforce the law if the officer doesn’t know the law? Isn’t that, you know, a pretty big part of the job?

   bicycling   retardery 

Move to the Pacific Northwest! Sure, it rains and stuff, but at least we’re not insane.

   Florida   marijuana   bong ban   retardery 
giganticgallery:

Please breeze by the gallery this Saturday for a fantastic free show sure to sweep you off your feet. The fifth in our Tiny Concert Series will feature wndfrm, Brumes, and Ruhe. But don’t rue missing this show—it will be the last in our current space. As always, beer will be provided, and BYOB is encouraged.

Flyer images by Greg Higgins.

giganticgallery:

Please breeze by the gallery this Saturday for a fantastic free show sure to sweep you off your feet. The fifth in our Tiny Concert Series will feature wndfrm, Brumes, and Ruhe. But don’t rue missing this show—it will be the last in our current space. As always, beer will be provided, and BYOB is encouraged.

Flyer images by Greg Higgins.

Most news consumers—even if they used to be avid book readers—have lost the ability to absorb lengthy articles or books. After four, five pages they get tired, their concentration vanishes, they become restless. It’s not because they got older or their schedules became more onerous. It’s because the physical structure of their brains has changed.
   news 

giganticgallery:

Work by Jason Edward Davis for To All Our Future Flames. $10 each! If you’re interested, get in touch soon — we’re moving out on the 30th.

Photos by John Carleton.