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“Theirs was a happy life together”: The parallel world of biographies for children (Spy magazine article)
In praise of Spy magazine
Red light speeds up wound healing
Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg vandalized
No correlation between egg consumption and heart disease. Long ago, doctors and other “experts” told people to not eat eggs because eggs are high in cholesterol and cholesterol causes heart disease. About ten years ago, people started backing away from this nonsense, but the Mayo Clinic website still says this.
Corporate crime in the drug industry still rampant
Corporate crime in the drug industry (1984 book)

Thanks to Vic Sarjoo.

Spy magazine iPad archive. On the magazine’s Facebook page, Drew Friedman (the illustrator, who worked for Spy) asks, “Whatever did happen to Graydon Carter?”
Echinicea reduces respiratory illness among air travelers. Original article. A big reduction. It’s easy to imagine echinicea stimulates the immune system.
the Umami Burger empire. “With Umami,” says a critic, “there’s too much of that artificial, fermented taste.”
Dietary inositol hexaphosphate protects against cancer. It is found in many plants.

Thanks to Tucker Max.

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