Global Spin

Here is a picture of a fish.

Posted by Deana in Cosmetically Enhanced Vertebrates on March 31st, 2006 | 1 Comment »

…but unlike some, a happy one! A little over three years ago, my “Hello, World!” post inaugurated Global Spin, The Blog. (Previously, it was just Global Spin, The Sometimes-Updated Site with News In Reverse Chronological Order.)
It seems appropriate that today is the day I flip the switch on the new WordPress blog, in [...]

Posted by Chris in Blog on March 30th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Global Spin has moved!  If you can read this, that means you’re looking at the new improved site and not the old and busted site.  Congratulations!

Posted by Chris in Blog on March 28th, 2006 | No Comments »

Posted by chris in Uncategorized on March 24th, 2006 | No Comments »

David Kirby’s blog over at the Huffington Post poses an interesting question: Why is the AAP quietly opposing increased funding for autism research?  His proposed answer is that the AAP doesn’t want to rock the boat about vaccines, and current lines of research into thimerosal (or environmental contaminants, etc) as an autism factor might do [...]

Posted by chris in Healthcare on March 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »

Robert Fisk of the Independent (UK) gives excellent reasons why newspapers like the LA Times and services like AP should be renamed “U.S. Officials Say” when it comes to war reporting:
Here are the sources — on pages 1 and 10 for the yarn spun by reporters Josh Meyer and Mark Mazzetti: “U.S. officials said,” “said [...]

Posted by chris in Iraq, Journalism on March 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »

This is mostly a test post, and I couldn’t think of anything to put at the moment, but I caught the tail end of the news and there was a reference to this. Basically some unknown company is going to be building something or other close to downtown, and everyone is rather excited, hoping that [...]

Posted by Deana in Community & Activism on March 23rd, 2006 | No Comments »

Honestly, what more do I have to say? It sounds brilliant.

Posted by chris in Humor, Religion on March 22nd, 2006 | No Comments »

Ave Maria is a town in Florida being built by Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino’s Pizza and devout Catholic. Features include lower-than-median home prices, walkable streets, and (if Tom has his way) no contraceptives for sale anywhere.
I immediately thought of Karen and Deana when I read the article. Sounds like a fascinating place [...]

Posted by chris in Religion on March 22nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »

As it says on the website: Because when you put strangers, caffeine and ideas in the same room, brilliant things can happen. For that very reason, the British Parliament banned coffeehouses in the 1700s as hotbeds [...]

Posted by chris in Community & Activism on March 21st, 2006 | No Comments »