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Linoleic Acid Stars as the Culprit in a Radicle New Outlook on Heart and Chronic Disease
ArchivesNutrition

Linoleic Acid Stars as the Culprit in a Radicle New Outlook on Heart and Chronic Disease

June 14, 2021July 26, 2023

Story at a glance… Many different foods and nutrients have been suggested as the cause of the growth in…

Glory, God, and Horses — Uncovering The Secret Societies of Siena
ArchivesTravel

Glory, God, and Horses — Uncovering The Secret Societies of Siena

June 10, 2021July 14, 2023

Many people know what to think of when they hear the word “Pamplona”. But how many people familiar with…

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women
ArchivesMedicine

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women

June 9, 2021July 28, 2023

A new trial looking at the effects of a line of commercially-available CBD health products from a company called…

Move Over New Zealand Tuscany is the Shire
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Move Over New Zealand Tuscany is the Shire

June 8, 2021June 30, 2023

“In his heart I think Frodo is still in love with the Shire. The woods, the fields, distant rivers,”…

Two Days in Siena — According to Artist Sandra Petreni
ArchivesTravel

Two Days in Siena — According to Artist Sandra Petreni

June 7, 2021September 7, 2023

This is neither the best guide to Tuscany, nor the most thorough. It is however the kind of guide…

The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 1
ArchivesPhysiology

The Medical Wonders of Caloric Restriction: Part 1

June 1, 2021December 31, 2023

In 2007, researchers at the Duke University School of Medicine studying caloric restriction in humans set out on Phase…

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval
ArchivesMedicine

MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Meaningfully Reduces PTSD Symptoms by 88%—On Track for FDA-Approval

May 20, 2021September 16, 2023

In a phase III, randomized placebo-controlled trial, the psychedelic chemical MDMA, colloquially known as ecstasy, was found to greatly…

At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost
ArchivesTravel

At the Center of Everything, Ukraine Is a World Treasure and a Shame if Lost

May 17, 2021December 11, 2023

Long-time reporter on the as-of-yet war of words between the Kremlin and NATO figureheads, Rick Rozoff, must have hardly…

Musings on the Slavosphere
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Musings on the Slavosphere

May 11, 2021June 30, 2023

Ukraine is one of those countries that, like so many parts of Europe, once belonged to one people, and…

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study
ArchivesNutrition

A Sardine a Day Keeps Diabetes Away—Spanish Study

May 7, 2021December 31, 2023

Spanish cuisine loves small oily fish like sardines and anchovies, and so Diana Rizzolo Ph.D. was unsurprisingly ecstatic when…

Wide and Worthy Kiev (or Kyiv as the Ukraine Language calls it)
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Wide and Worthy Kiev (or Kyiv as the Ukraine Language calls it)

May 4, 2021June 30, 2023

Kyiv! Oh wide and worthy city, forgive me for almost passing you by. As brilliant as any capital city…

L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large
ArchivesTravel

L’viv in a Day — According to World at Large

April 30, 2021September 7, 2023

In a country not known for making positive headlines, a light of modernity, culture, and beauty in Ukraine shines…

Kyiv’s ‘Podil’ Neighborhood is a Kind of Brooklyn on the Dnieper
ArchivesTravel

Kyiv’s ‘Podil’ Neighborhood is a Kind of Brooklyn on the Dnieper

April 22, 2021September 7, 2023

Only the largest cities in Europe have the honor of being reviewed neighborhood by neighborhood, and Kyiv, the seventh-largest…

Touring the Carpathians — an Almost Perfect Forest I Thought
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Touring the Carpathians — an Almost Perfect Forest I Thought

April 20, 2021June 30, 2023

As I mentioned before and will quickly reiterate again, the Carpathian Mountains is the third longest mountain chain in…

Here I Am (Ukraine) Stuck in the Middle With You
ArchivesTravel Dispatches

Here I Am (Ukraine) Stuck in the Middle With You

April 13, 2021June 30, 2023

Some countries are more eager to see COVID-19 recede into history than others. On the back of immense frustration…

Why Mexico is the Perfect Digital Nomad Destination
ArchivesTravel

Why Mexico is the Perfect Digital Nomad Destination

March 19, 2021December 11, 2023

My husband and I started our digital nomad adventure in the fall of 2016. After backpacking around the world…

Rarest-of-the-Rarest Dinosaur Fossil is a Cretaceous Era Still Life of Oviraptor and 24 Eggs
ArchivesEarth Sciences

Rarest-of-the-Rarest Dinosaur Fossil is a Cretaceous Era Still Life of Oviraptor and 24 Eggs

March 15, 2021July 12, 2023

An international team of paleontologists has unearthed the latest fossil in what could be described as a 4-decade-long conveyor…

Viewed Through Venetian Glass: An Artform is Reimagined to Capture World in Crisis for Stunning Exhibition
ArchivesTravel

Viewed Through Venetian Glass: An Artform is Reimagined to Capture World in Crisis for Stunning Exhibition

March 12, 2021December 11, 2023

While Venice, a world-mecca for glass art, became a famous casualty of the pandemic, the fires of one of…

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?
ArchivesNutrition

Japanese Cuisine Has Always Increased Lifespan — But What About Healthspan?

March 8, 2021September 25, 2023

After years of gaining popularity as some sort of secret aging cure, the traditional Japanese diet and method of…

Following Biden’s Bombings in Syria VA Senator Kaine “Insists” on Changes
ArchivesWar

Following Biden’s Bombings in Syria VA Senator Kaine “Insists” on Changes

March 3, 2021February 26, 2024

Following President Biden’s allegedly retaliatory attacks against Iraqi Shi’ite militia groups in Syria, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine has essentially…

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UN’s ‘Genocide Chronicler’ Issues New Report on Mass Corporate Facilitation of Israel’s War on Palestine

Andy Corbley July 4, 2025

From civilian machinists like Hyundai and Caterpillar, to tourist platforms like Airbnb and Booking, to more obvious culprits like…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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