A growing number of psychiatrists are bent on reintroducing psychedelics in the therapeutic arena. And if they have their way, pharmacists will soon be dispensing as much Ecstasy as they are Prozac.
Psychedelic Pharmacology
Submitted by Orli Van Mourik on March 3, 2006 - 10:00pm. Neurontic - Psychology for the Modern MindPicking teams for fashion
Submitted by Janet Mock on March 3, 2006 - 2:05pm. Cut On the Bias: The Fashion BusinessWomen take their own spin on the male-dominated "Fantasy Football" league for the Academy Awards
Facets of funny fashion entertainment
Submitted by Janet Mock on March 3, 2006 - 12:30am. Cut On the Bias: The Fashion BusinessThe Times gives a campy, hilarious analysis of the fashion reality show, “Project Runwayâ€
Duckworth convinces the blogosphere (but what about her district?)
Submitted by Amy M. Becker on February 28, 2006 - 3:59pm. The War at HomeAre Tammy Duckworth's fundraising stats an indication that she's out of touch with her district?
Broadcast Yourself - Excerpts from Iraq
Submitted by Amy M. Becker on February 28, 2006 - 3:49pm. The War at HomeFor a war that has been obsessively filtered through a PR lens, some of the images found on YouTube.com may be the best we can get of life on the ground, filtered only through each creator’s understanding of his/her experience.
NYU wins Oscars
Submitted by Alexis Dahan on February 28, 2006 - 3:14pm. Considerations on the 7th ArtDid you know that NYU's alumni were about to win some of the most prestigious Oscars?
Class considerations at the local supermarket
Submitted by Jennifer Huang on February 28, 2006 - 2:34pm. Food PoliticsThe troubling part of the food-avoidance game is the socio-economic class considerations that create luxury items of healthy un-tampered foods.
A sliver of hope
Submitted by Matthew A. Stern on February 28, 2006 - 2:13pm. Digital Right and Digital WrongsNew developments in the ongoing drama of Elisa Greubel, the Texan and Avril Lavigne fan who sent fanmail to Nettwerk Records artist MC Lars praising his anti-lawsuit "Download This Song" track as the RIAA began their attempt to extort her for file sharing, causing Nettwerk to back her case against the big guys. A motion has been filed, and it lays out quite simply, why the RIAA lawsuits are more akin to racketeering and extortion than any sort of reasonable legal action.
Evangelicals divided about global warming
Submitted by Daniel L. Sorrell on February 28, 2006 - 6:20am. Religion and the Public SphereSome toe the Republican line while some are driven to activism based in their convictions.
Spying on Animals
Submitted by Miriam Gross on February 28, 2006 - 1:58am. Food PoliticsWe're on our way to finding out a lot more about what goes on in that secretive world under the sea. A Census of Marine Life project called Tagging of Pacific Pelagics, or TOPP, has been sticking marine animals with electronic tags that transmit data about their habits and habitats to researchers by satellite.
Fukuyama on Europe’s Islam problem
Submitted by Daniel L. Sorrell on February 28, 2006 - 12:04am. Religion and the Public SphereDo we really have a better tradition of cultural assimilation that Europe?
Distribution, in the loosest sense of the word
Submitted by Matthew A. Stern on February 27, 2006 - 11:45pm. Digital Right and Digital WrongsThe courtroom machinations of the RIAA have begun to look even more sinister (did you think that was possible?)of the way RIAA lawyers are playing their case against Denise Barker, a woman they're taking to court for file sharing.
The cutest chicks to sell handbags
Submitted by Katharine Jones on February 27, 2006 - 10:06pm. The Sport of FashionFor once, a handbag advertisement is sort of relatable, even if it’s starring a chicken.
Pro-family means anti-queer?
Submitted by Jacqueline Schneider on February 27, 2006 - 4:22pm. LGBTQ Media VisibilityThe television show “The Book of Daniel†was cancelled, some say it got poor ratings, but the show’s creator has another story.
A costly assimilation
Submitted by Jacqueline Schneider on February 27, 2006 - 4:15pm. LGBTQ Media VisibilityWillie Nelson’s gay Valentine song has warmed many a Brokeback lover’s heart. His tribute to gay cowboy love is one of a few indicators that LGBTQ relationships and issues are in the viewfinder, even if only during this film’s craze. This brings to question though, how much LGBTQ people are willing to become commodities?