The Guide To Appropriate Drinking Ages

New York Magazine'sGuide to Appropriate Drinking Ages is wryly amusing - though I was a bit surprised to see that getting a drink "from a fake volcano" is acceptable up to age 50. really? i would put the cut off at 23....

Too Old...? Babies Can't Count

In a brilliant longer article in NYMagazine, the prejudice against older mothers is examined- by older they mean women who are pregnant in their late 40s and into their 50s. Is it really so bad or are social norms correct? Available here.

oooh aarr me hearties

i know it's a little late for "talk like a pirate day" but nevertheless, Wired has provided a guide on "how to talk pirate"...from a real-life Somali scourge of the seas. Available here.

Cinderella Ate my Daughter

it's the title of a book which came out earlier this year, and one i will be putting on my "to do" list. for a taste, there's a review here.