They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental read more

They allow schools to fit to kids instead of kids fitting to schools. Mandatory school assignment proves to have detrimental consequences to students.

It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of read more

It may be true that you can't fool all the people all the time, but you can fool enough of them to rule a large country.

We knew it had to come to an end sooner or later. I was just always hoping it was later.

We knew it had to come to an end sooner or later. I was just always hoping it was later.

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he read more

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn't really like the shorter film.

I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down read more

I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down the sky.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost... but in a good way. read more

I kind of like things slightly out of tune. It makes me feel... intoxicated almost... but in a good way. Like I'm at a carnival in a dream. Not sure that makes sense, but I do have pretty good pitch recognition. I see colors for different key signatures, notes, etc.

Rather than go through such a pointlessly repetitive exercise, the court ruled that the chief of the Forest Service properly read more

Rather than go through such a pointlessly repetitive exercise, the court ruled that the chief of the Forest Service properly adopted the broad moratorium through an agency-wide rule,

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, read more

[Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.