How has the notion of the American dream changed for the new generation of Mexicans in the United States?
The Takeaway, talked to Gustavo Arellano, a Los Angeles Times opinion page contributor and author of Ask a Mexican, a humorous and highly irreverant weekly syndicated column.
Anthony Mason had a conversation with rock legend Van Morrison on CBS TV's "Sunday Morning," March 8th, posted to YouTube in two parts.
Do Not Pass Go.
Creat idea, Dog!
But don't you chew
on my blue suede shoes.
Okay, McGruff?
Can two rival networks with openly hostile cable news channels find love, peace and happiness together online? So far, yes.
Bad news chocolate fans, a doctor from Scotland is waging war on your favorite flavor for all things fattening.David Walker, a family physician from Lanarkshire, says chocolate should have a vice tax, like alcohol and cigarettes, because people are eating so much it's contributing to obesity-related health problems. It should be made more expensive, to encourage them to eat less of it. And since the U.K. has universal national healthcare at government expense, his argument makes this political issue, not just a dietary one.
Dr Walker says consumers can buy chocolate with enough calories to match the total daily recommended intake for men and women for just £2.50 ($3.45 USD). And he's worried that people think nothing of eating a £1 ($1.38 USD) box of chocolates containing 2,000 calories in one sitting.
The two brands vying for market share are named after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitry Medvedev.
Za Vas! (To you!)
From PRI's The World, March 11th
It's the term is generally used for the phenomenon of people discriminating on the basis of skin color variations within their own ethnic groups. And while colorism has diminished since the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., pigmentocracy (a socioeconomic hierarchy based on colorism) still exists, here and elsewhere.
As part of a continuing series produced by The Color Initiative , reporter Philip Martin says Skin Whitening Is Big Business in Asia.
He won an Oscar: Best Supporting Actor. It was accepted by surviving family members, because Heath Ledger died from legally prescribed drugs whose combined risks were unknown to him. It happens... 600 Americans die every day.
The FDA calls them ADE's (Adverse Drug Experiences) including:
1) an undesired side effect like those you hear in disclaimers at the end of commercials
2) the lack of a desired effect, i.e. the drug fails to do what it’s supposed to do, and
3) paradoxical effects where a drug may actually aggravate the condition it was supposed to treat.
You'd expect the Food & Drug Administration would want to know about ADE's, and they do... for animals. If you Google "ADE drugs" (without the quotes) the first site that comes up is that of the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine Adverse Drug Experience Reporting program.
Fortunately, humans reading this can go to PharmaSURVEYOR, a site which allows you to examine the side effects of commonly prescribed drugs, to search for the likely culprits for ADE's you experience, or to examine interactions of drugs you take.
Create a safety survey of your own drug regimen.
It's Free. No log in required.
The Netherlands defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 in an 11 inning thriller at San Juan, Puerto Rico Tuesday, March 10, 2009.
Is It Ever Wrong to Do the Right Thing?
Does the similarity between chimps and humans extend to premeditated crime?
The National Institutes of Health report human brains respond to God as if He were just another person.
Any entry level guitar player knows you can play a whole lotta music with just a few chords. Some pretty good guitar players have even written songs about how much mileage you can get out of 3 or 4 of them.
"Where Were The Media As Wall Street Imploded?" Good Question.
David Folkenflik asks, looks for answers and raises more questions.
From NPR's Morning Edition, March 9th.
PLUS
News Dissector Danny Schechter gets in CNBC's face.
Danny blogs too. Prolifically.THAT'S NOT ALL
From MSNBC's Countdown, March 9th
AND FINALLY...
From MSNBC's Countdown, March 10th with guest host David Schuster
Aspiring super-villain Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) wants to join the Evil League of Evil and win Penny, the girl of his dreams (Felicia Day), but his nemesis, Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), stops him at every turn in this three-part musical.
Geico Gecko, Gordon Gekko.
Yeah, we know. We have to live with all the consequences even after you go home.
But having spent years and megabucks to create that party all the time image, the same people and politicians behind the ad promotion are shocked, appalled and all self righteous about President Obama's comment that this isn't a proper junket destination for companies being bailed out by taxpayers.
Andrew Kiraly was born and raised in Las Vegas, and in the words of one critic "he's still recovering." He writes columns in his capacity as managing editor of alt-weekly Las Vegas CityLife, audio commentaries on Nevada Public Radio, and "life.sentences" on his own site.
Here's Andrew's take on what Vegas should do next.
Q: Who invented the modern solid body electric guitar?
Leo Fender, Les Paul or Paul Bigsby
A: It's complicated. But Maury Povich ran the DNA, and the test results are back.
Father Of Solid Body Electric Guitar
From NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. March 8th.
See more from the creator of "Family Guy."
Don't make me use my nunchuks.
Literally a penny stock.
The company that bought out ABC Radio...
By the way, that sound you hear is the late Paul Harvey, spinning.
I was on a bus in Las Vegas: Route 107 northbound. It doesn't run through the best part of town. 
Earthquake, tsunami,
Have a good laugh with Uncle Joe Benson.
