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• 15 Almost Normal

  The British Dyslexia Association and the University of Westminster are on a quest to uncover latent dyslexia, dyspraxia, and dyscalculia.

  in Culture — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 27, 2004

• 14 Spam, Glorious Spam

  Transformed by programming ineptitude into a monster of Frankenstein proportions, it broke loose and proceeded to spam news.admin.policy with 200 messages

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 23, 2004

• 13 Cigarettes

  In 1954, Richard Doll published his findings in England that there was a link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Fifty years later, the United States government sues the tobacco industry $280 billion in damages

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 21, 2004

• 12 Hollywood Insider

  Mike Medavoy’s memoirs of his 40 years in Hollywood, "You’re Only As Good As Your Next One" is a book written by an insider. It is an authoritative account about the studios and the 300 or so films that he was involved with.

  in Books — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 20, 2004

• 11 Signs of Success

  To their teachers' amazement, the Nicaraguan children started communicating with each other through a unique system of hand gestures. A new sign language was being born right in front of their very eyes.

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 18, 2004

• 10 Vision and Art

  Doctors and scientists suggest that the reason why artists see things differently, is because they have something wrong with their eyesight. Art historians have renounced this theory as being too ludicrous, stating that "artists know exactly why they are doing what they are doing."

  in Culture — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 16, 2004

• 9 Back to Methuselah

  Woody Allen said: "I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying." Would you want to live forever?

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 15, 2004

• 8 The Blog Dictionary

  Recently there has been a spate of new words associated with blogging. I decided to do a bit of research on this important topic. To my utter amazement, there are already in existence several online dictionaries of terms related to blogging.

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 14, 2004

• 7 Fred Ebb

  Fred Ebb’s lyrics are intelligent, provocative, and he is not afraid to tackle controversial themes. They will always be remembered for their hit songs like "All That Jazz" and "Cabaret."

  in Music — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 13, 2004

• 6 Encyclopedia Wars

  The major strength of the Wikipedia is its breadth of coverage. Compared to Britannica and Encarta, it is more topical with up-to-date news items, and certain subjects like popular culture, film, and sports are covered much better.

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Lyen — on Sep 10, 2004