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TWO WHO CRIED WOLF
Published on 2012-02-20 19:12:00
What did pioneering social scientist Stanley Milgram and comedian Redd Foxx have in common? Both cried wolf at least once too often. In 1962/63, Milgram gained national notoriety for laboratory experiments that conned subjects into believing that they were administering electric shocks to other subjects to facilitate their learning. (The subjects on
Trouble in the Peaceable Kingdom
Published on 2012-02-16 17:52:00
Several months ago, through reliable sources, I learned of two amicable ventures between species. The first involved a skunk cavorting with cats after dark in the Holy Cross College neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts. The second, revealed to a friend by a park ranger at Yellowstone, paired a fox and a badger [shades of Beatrix Potter], who on opposite sides of a slope drove moles into the
Tintin in the Heart of Darkness
Published on 2012-02-12 00:15:00
After 80+ years, the boyish reporter-adventurer, Tintin, has finally broken through into American mass culture thanks to the Steven Spielberg movie, The Adventures of Tintin. Almost everywhere outside the U.S., Tintin comic books--synonymous with global adventure and intrigue--have captivated children and their parents for decades. Inside the U.S., however, interest in Tintin and his 23 graphic
