OMG, they’re cardboard: Certain Chinese buns
If you never knew how certain illicit “baozi” (steamed buns) are made, you might find this illuminating: Squares of cardboard picked from the ground are…
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OMG, they’re banned: These words
The boys at the PEN15 Club came up with a few words and phrases they’ve been hearing too much of lately, and I wanted to…
OMG, it works (sort of): Electroshock therapy
Anyone who’s read The Bell Jar probably thinks of electroshock therapy as some outmoded, dangerous and useless piece of medical “technology” that is locked away…
Laura Bush: Mosquito nets cure AIDS
Never one to even mention those controversial “condom” thingies, first lady Laura Bush was in Africa last month promoting two even better ways to stop…
OMG, the horror: Fake chocolate everywhere
If “big candy” gets their way, the common man may never know real chocolate again. From the NY Times: Industrial confectioners have petitioned the Food…
OMG, how dangerous? Nintendo Wii
Do Wiis breed murderers? That’s what critics are saying, specifically in regard to Rock Star Games’ controversial-for-its-violence game Manhunt II: You can use a saw…
OMG, how poopy: Diet pills
The first FDA-approved diet pill hit pharmacy shelves last week, and ladies can’t get enough, despite the fact that it makes you poop your pants….