Philosophers Behaving Badly...

New Sport...Chess Boxing!

Eight Ancient Roman Recipes

Pantanassa, (who styles herself an "Ancient" Greek), says that some of these ancient dishes remind her of her grandmother's cooking.

Bon Apetit!

Rats!

Gives a whole new gloss to the phrase 'dead duck' .....

Where Have All the Children Gone?

The Coming Crackdown on Blogging

Because of the McCain-Feingold law the Federal Election Commission may get involved if someone posts a link on a website to a campaign, or even if they reproduce a press release on their site.

California Judge: Shield Law Protecting Jounalists Doesn't Apply to Bloggers

California has a shield law that protects "journalists" from revealing their sources. In a case involving Apple Computers, the court agreed with Apple's claim that people who publish on web sites are not "legitimate members of the press."

What's scary to me is that if this ruling were to hold up, it's conceivable that some of the free speech protections that people who publish on the web enjoy, could be jeopardized.

Of course, we haven't heard the last of this issue.