Gloom Cupboard

Gloom Cupboard has posted Issue #101. Two of my poems feature therein.

In my opinion, these are notable: "My Aura" by Kari Larsen, "Masters" by Dr. Gale Acuff, and "Alejandro" by Burgess Stanley Needle.

talk about discipline

2 Ga. officers accused of running check on Obama

"[W]e do not and will not condone the inappropriate use of county equipment or resources," the county public safety director said. That explains why the officers are on paid administrative leave.

shamanism in the press

An interesting article at Slate regarding neo-shamanism and why New Age spirituality is no better than monotheism.

I'd like the information to be treated in a more in-depth fashion. For example, the way in which the author presents his info minimizes the misogyny present in Abrahamic monotheism has perpetrated sexism (and thus violence against women) and protected it under the guise of sacrosanct religion.

The end of the article, however, is apropos.

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Ads & black women: Why Can't Ads Get Black Women Right? -- targets a new KGB ad

Lyme Disease Cases Rising, Causing Alarm -- Washington, D.C.

Strong perfume hospitalises 34 in Texas: When scores of workers at a Texas call centre started feeling sick and dizzy, it was feared that carbon monoxide or another toxic substance had leaked into the building

Organic food not healthier, study finds

Recession-hit brothels offer novel promotions: German brothels are offering customers the chance to sleep with as many prostitutes as they like for a single fee, in recession-busting deals criticised as immoral by politicians

Woman in court in trouser "test case" -- to receive 40 lashes for wearing pants