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GUT INSTINCT: THE SCIENCE OF EAT (New York Press)

16 Jul 2008

During my sexless youth, I was comrades with a kid named Schmidtler. He was well-muscled teen, a wrestler with acne who drove a red Ford Escort decorated with Phish stickers. His dictator handle dated to second-grade art class, when he pencil-sketched Aunt Jemima and her sweet syrup.

Chemistry camp aims to spark interest in science (The Mississippi Press)

8 Jul 2008

GAUTIER -- While many youths continue their summer plans to sit comatose in front of the television, a group of 25 are tucked away in a laboratory, mixing and testing chemicals.

'Get Smart' updates the gadgets, and the gags (Boston Globe)

5 Jul 2008

LOS ANGELES - The shoe phone on TV's "Get Smart" wasn't just a sneaky spy gadget, it was a technological marvel: a wireless, portable telephone that could be used anywhere - though it did require a dime to make a call.