Watching a 60 Minutes piece about effectiveness of placebos… did anyone ever think that sugar pills might be a miracle cure for illness?

When I am out walking, I sometimes encounter Jim Lehrer, who works in my neighborhood. He sometimes spits on the sidewalk.

Wondering what in the hell that last ringtone was? It’s a song from one of my favorite movies, Ja Zuster Nee Zuster — a wild, funny, wacky Dutch musical. You can see the U.S. trailer here, and the official U  [more...]