Author Archives: Stan Flouride

A Leap Year Manual for Young Ladies, Spinsters & Widows.

Ketamine’s fast action is particularly promising for suicide prevention, says Carlos Zarate of the NIMH. Instead of being committed to institutions for weeks of treatment, people who have just attempted suicide might be treated with ketamine and released in days … Continue reading →

This series, entitled Shelf Life will explore the incredible collections of the AMNH and the scientists who use the 33,000,000 objects catalogued there to learn about the world and universe around them. Shelf Life Episode 1 – 33 Million Things Shelf … Continue reading →

A great week to see the comet, even in a city- -with the help of Orion, who has graciously been nice enough to keep his belt pointed at our green visitor for the next few days. (see chart below) Just … Continue reading →

This wonderful and HUGE sculpture of one of R. Crumb’s “Keep on Truckin’ ” characters is almost exactly half-way between where I live and where Bob Crumb lived on Oak ST. in the Haight.  The owner told me he picked … Continue reading →

A great selection of more of the above fashion layout may be perused here: http://flashbak.com/swinging-1966-fashion-spreads-26843/

A lovely planet, at least while it lasts…

This is a fun little game that lets you play God and create planetary systems and see if they’re stable enough to last 500 years. This one made it but because I used mostly Earth-sized bodies the point score was … Continue reading →