Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/18839/clock_cycles/ Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to use technology to repeat it. Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -02c988e1e2c701afc4dae1df08630f87 http://www.alternet.org/story/18790/the_carbs_made_me_do_it/ 586 low-carb products were released in the first quarter of 2004. That's six new items per day! Tue, 25 May 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -cbb686245ece57c9827c4bc0d0654a8e http://www.alternet.org/story/18670/drowning_in_a_sea_of_popcorn/ It's not that I hate popcorn, it's just that, well, I have very little use for it. Tue, 11 May 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -f357918b9afbbe4c29136d76033fc2ea http://www.alternet.org/story/18594/caution_writing_poetry_may_be_hazardous_to_your_health/ A study finds that poets die younger than novelists, playwrights, and nonfiction writers. Tue, 04 May 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -671df07e9737de590613ae321ea1b687 http://www.alternet.org/story/18528/women_are_from_venus%2C_men_are_like_papayas/ It's official, sperm is no longer integral to the creation of offspring. Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -866e6279baf83a10e3bf47d194d80a3d http://www.alternet.org/story/18408/when_your_looks_have_gone_to_the_dogs/ Ever since the first wolves latched onto humans hoping for a dog biscuit nearly 100,000 years ago they've looked like their owners. Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -d5e50295cc02e37f39533a47aa4a9549 http://www.alternet.org/story/18356/mad_dog%3A_life_in_the_parsing_lane/ We learn the art of downplaying at an early age. Tue, 06 Apr 2004 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -936bc6fd776ce64da2a129ebba5d27d8 http://www.alternet.org/story/18280/at_least_pinocchio_had_an_indicator/ With all the double talk that goes on in this world is it any wonder we've become a world full of skeptics? Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -9ae2fccde08d974bbdc5ca567c08c19a http://www.alternet.org/story/18082/what_would_jesus_buy/ I have to say right off the bat that I haven't seen 'The Passion' and don't plan to. Heck, I read the book, I already know how it ends. Tue, 09 Mar 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -ad5db5924e3e97ed8a387a499efa9fa0 http://www.alternet.org/story/18016/what_hath_god_wrought_dot_com/ Contrary to his wonk image, it turns out that Bill Clinton was a closet Luddite. Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -3ab58ac7f8dbc97557145ef30f1a486a http://www.alternet.org/story/17945/putting_that_shrimp_ken_on_the_barbie/ It's been quite a time for weddings lately, and it's not even close to June. Tue, 24 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -4fc3c058fbd02c7eb33beb9693413fa2 http://www.alternet.org/story/17868/all_work_and_no_play_makes_jack_a_2.0/ The line between work and the rest of our life is blurring more every day. Thanks to cell phones, laptop computers, email, and instant messaging we can be available anytime, anywhere. Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -802ff97a1290381d236bd78ab83b84bb http://www.alternet.org/story/17743/weighing_in_on_obesity/ Americans are too fat. There, I've said it. You can use all the polite terms you want -- plump, hefty, overweight, body mass challenged, over-gravitized -- but it boils down to the same thing. Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -d5a4eb6752402a76b54dc91c36852ca8 http://www.alternet.org/story/17669/deleting_temptation/ Even though guilt can often drive us crazy, in many instances it's easy to get rid of. Tue, 27 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -7e67622685947b49f374229b83be6cd6 http://www.alternet.org/story/17616/mad_dog%3A_playing_the_percentages/ Warning: numbers may be larger (or smaller) than they appear. But numbers don't lie, people throwing numbers around do. Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -fafb6206d62f162cb7ba58187fd7d32c http://www.alternet.org/story/17552/your_attention%2C_please/ Our attention spans are definitely getting shorter. I don't have any scientific evidence.....hey, pay attention, I'm not finished yet! Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -de713869d1db126cff30a1fc0e990962 http://www.alternet.org/story/17352/thank_god_christmas_only_comes_once_a_year/ The past year has been amazingly busy here in the Dog household. Is it possible that twelve months have really gone by since my last newsletter? Tue, 09 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -9f08ae43ac80bb4d17a04dbd34b10751 http://www.alternet.org/story/17305/i_don%27t_love_paris_in_the_fall/ I'm not sure what the fascination is with a young, privileged brat who's named after a family-owned hotel near the Eiffel Tower. Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -87dbbcde02455fc1add054b412a87714 http://www.alternet.org/story/17216/mad_dog%3A_take_my_tv%2C_please/ Considering that the average American watches more than four hours of TV a day, which is way more time than they spend doing other fun things like eating, having sex and wondering if Demi can keep a straight face when Ashton asks, "Who's your Daddy?", you have to wonder just what it is they're staring at all that time. Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -8991c12e821cb8a8d15bdd480f1c4c3f http://www.alternet.org/story/17166/get_a_tan_while_riding_a_60%2C000-mile_elevator/ Amazing reports from the world of new technology. Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -b19344473680a608f6216314a9df63a2 http://www.alternet.org/story/17115/rating_the_raters/ It's beginning to feel like everything has a rating system these days. Tue, 04 Nov 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -517190615c497358dbdf405aeac44c5b http://www.alternet.org/story/17059/don%27t_touch_that_name/ Beware of the China National Space Administration if you're planning on using the name of the first Chinese astronaut, Yang Liwei. Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 PST Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -2d6c3e4023165b5a99515b9bf87cb41d http://www.alternet.org/story/17019/now_where_did_i_leave_that_bone_again/ I got a look at my colon the other day and it wasn't a pretty sight. No, I didn't stick my head into a place where other people often say I already have it. Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -597a335cf6a10ec4f1861d6397a2fcdf http://www.alternet.org/story/16956/the_species_of_the_origin/ Not long ago, the European Union released a list of 41 food items which have names they say should only be used when a product is made in a specific area and manner. Tue, 14 Oct 2003 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -94afdfcb8cc1df4eecc676fba0c3c6b8 http://www.alternet.org/story/16909/deck_the_halls_with_boughs_of_flip-flops/ I'm starting to think that, in spite of the moldy adage we've all heard a million times, it might not be such a bad idea to carry coals to Newcastle. Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:00:00 PDT Barry Gottlieb, AlterNet -bad815642779b6e483ae2e3ace29e419