Sensory Deprivation

Casinos' success hinges on 'wow' factor (Miami Herald)

11 May 2008

At The Isle casino in Pompano Beach, the party is in full swing. Dance tunes thumping, neon lights flashing, slot machines clanging -- this is jokers-wild, Ocean's Eleven, momma-needs-a-new-pair-of-shoes territory, long enshrined in American culture.

Reporter's Notebook: Chris Herz (The Narco News Bulletin)

10 May 2008

No reader of Narconews.com can be wholly ignorant of the massive violations of human rights standards and of international law which are essential igredients of the Drug War.

In praise of TV (The Hanford Sentinel)

9 May 2008

God bless television. I’m defending the boob tube here because of a recent negative comment on one of my posts about the evils of television sets and SUVs.