Today’s “News Chum” brings you some articles I found of interest, or just links I want to post so that I remember things:
- From the “Off on that Final Odyssey” Department: Farewell,
Mr.Sir Arthur C. Clarke. You were one of the first science fiction authors that got me interested in the genre back in my high school days, together with Harry Harrison and Kurt Vonnegut. Thank you for your body of work. - From the “Perhaps My Mother-In-Law Was Right” Department: A gluten-free vegan diet may help those with rheumatoid arthritis. We’re already mostly gluten-free at home anyway, and my M-I-L has had good success with vegan for her arthritis. Might be worth a try for GFG.
- From the “Down a Slippery Slope” Department: First wine, and then olives. UC Davis is trying to kick-start the Olive Oil market by doing a lot of work on the health benefits of the locally-grown oil, and coming up with new methods for production. Popeye must be happy.
- From the “Small Snowball, Big Hill” Department: The New York Times has a very good explanation (discovered via la_biz_observed) of the current credit crisis. It does help you understand why some proposed solutions (“bailouts”) may actually be less distasteful than the alternatives.
- From the “Go Out There And Sing Your Heart Out” Department: The cityincurtains blog of the Daily News brings a report of the recent shindig honoring Stephen Sondheim (even with a mention of Kevin Earley). But what caught my eye was the brief mention of the Festival of New American Musicals to be held in Los Angeles in May and June 2008. I’ll need to keep an eye on this and see which of the new shows look interesting. There are quite a few world premieres, including Songs from an Unmade Bed at the Celebration Theatre, and a new Stephen Schwartz musical drama (i.e., just underscoring) My Antonia at the Rubicon in Ventura. I’ll note that another new musical, “The Green Room” will be premiering at the Hermosa Beach Playhouse in May 2009.
ETA: And one more item I just discovered:
- From the “Jaws of Life” Department: You know how they are making sturdier and sturdier cars, which are supposedly safer. There’s always a flip side. They make it harder for rescuers to get to you.
