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soften penalties for violent crimes including carjackings, murder and sexual assault! the upside? well, now the courts wont have to deal with violent offenders. they could be free to prosecute gas-oven owners, and its about time! the overall citys criminal code includes reduced maximum sentences and the elimination of nearly all mandatory minimum sentences. this is crazy! theres also provisions that let violent criminals ask for early release 20 years into their sentences in case th...

NR Narayana Murthy, nice man and one of the seven Infosages, publicly requested that our youngsters must say, This is my country. Id like to work 70 hours a week. He didnt specify whether he wanted them to say it standing with hand on the heart or not. Unlike the former president, Murthy has not ignited minds with his request. Instead, he has lit a bonfire at every water-cooler corner, open-plan office, conference room meeting, and peeved Sunday column.

I asked for stelter water. they brought me a pint of blue cheese. >> greg: it gets better. hes got to get through the awful one and then -- he starts off with an awful one. second one is better. then he ends with the best one. did you get through them all? >> i think thats everything. right at the bottom it says, keep going. thats funny. >> greg: we never get invited to this stuff. >> what the hell would we do there besides drool? even the guy who was hosting it -- did you actually hear what he ...

A fortnightly column from The Wire's ombudsperson.

One of the premier oracles of truth about public health – or so we are told – is once again lying about the latest infectious disease scare, also known as monkeypox. Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, [...]

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A.rtificial I.mmortality Review: Surveying New Technologies to Cheat Death Ann Shins documentary looks at emerging AI means of preserving the self, particularly her own. Dennis Harvey, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Courtesy of Hot Docs “A.rtificial I.mmortality” provides a diverting if superficial survey of how fast-evolving technology might be able to extend our lives — or at least some of our memories and characteristics. Featured as Hot Docs’ opening night selection, this Canadia...

Christians Made Me Jewish I was raised in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a Jew in what was then the usual manner. There was Hebrew school on Wednesday afternoon and Sunday morning at a local synagogue, where I was taught the words and tunes to a few traditional Hebrew prayers without being informed of their meaning. My family attended High Holy Days services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and for Hanukkah we lit candles, recited blessings, and exchanged presents. We lived in Maryland, wh...