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Read more about the article Peeing into your golf club is not a solution to not a problem.

Peeing into your golf club is not a solution to not a problem.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 9, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Sports
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There’s so much to say about this product. So much. Let’s begin with the fact that someone thought that this was a good idea. A golf club designed to hold…

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Read more about the article Biological explanation

Biological explanation

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 8, 2010
  • Post category:Science
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A recent episode of This American Life dealt with the issue of testosterone. A researcher in the field and the author of Heroes, Rogues and Lovers: Testosterone and Behavior was…

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Read more about the article Fresh veggies? Bah!

Fresh veggies? Bah!

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 8, 2010
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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I’m currently re-reading MINDLESS EATING. It’s a compelling and eye-opening book about how our eating decisions are often impacted by unconscious and seemingly innocuous factors. Last week I learned an…

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Read more about the article Deathbed regrets

Deathbed regrets

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 8, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Critic/Idea
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I don’t ever plan on dying, but if I did, I would hope to die without too many regrets. A palliative care worker recently wrote about the top five regrets…

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Read more about the article She must think she’s married an idiot

She must think she’s married an idiot

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 7, 2010
  • Post category:Food and Drink
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Elysha:  You know that you shouldn’t wash the whole container of strawberries at once.  Right?  If you do, they will spoil faster.  Just wash the strawberries that you’re using.  Okay?…

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Read more about the article Art defined by dollars

Art defined by dollars

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 7, 2010
  • Post category:Critic
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A story on NPR told of artist Justine Gignac, who packages New York City garbage into plexiglas cubes and sells these cubes for a profit. He began his venture in…

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Read more about the article Big head finally explained

Big head finally explained

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 6, 2010
  • Post category:Autobiography/Science
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Things finally make sense to me. A survey of 1,000 Iraqi teens reveals a surprising effect of living in a war torn country. It seems that when faced with an…

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Read more about the article My two most common restaurant complaints

My two most common restaurant complaints

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 6, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Food and Drink
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Elysha and I decided to share a shake at dinner tonight. “Would you like one glass and two straws?” the waitress asked. “No,” Elysha said. “We don’t need to do…

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Read more about the article One of the only reasons to like the fashion industry

One of the only reasons to like the fashion industry

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 5, 2010
  • Post category:Idea/Web/Tech
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I can’t stand the fashion industry. Even though I readily admit to watching Project Runway (for the creativity and problem-solving on display and not the fashion), the whole industry makes…

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Read more about the article The encore is stupid.

The encore is stupid.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:September 5, 2010
  • Post category:Critic/Music
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Does anyone else find this social dance bizarre and insulting? The concert seemingly comes to an end, the band steps off stage, yet the lights in the theater remain low.…

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