Does Beer (Goggling) Affect Whom We Find Attractive? Alcohol often gets blamed for sexual assignations that, in the bright light of the next morning, seem unwise. It’s called beer-goggling, but does it really exist? Does drinking actually affect how your brain evaluates the attractiveness of other faces, or do we just use alcohol as an [...]

but it’s awesome. The World’s Most Influential Person is… In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World’s Most Influential Person is moot. The 21-year-old college student and founder of the online community 4chan.org, whose real name is Christopher Poole, received 16,794,368 votes and [...]

Echoes and Mirrors has moved its headquarters – we’re now transmitting from a secret downtown location in Augusta, GA. Which is why I’ve been so quiet the last few days.

People are dying. Well, 18 have died, anyway. I won’t be worried until it’s in the hundreds, and maybe not even then. People are crying. I saw 12 Monkeys, too, and I’m giggling in delight. I think I’ve pretty much seen most every zombie/outbreak/epidemic/post-apocalyptic flick out there (yes, even Delicatessen) and I’m not worried. I [...]

17 Young Men Dead In ‘Horrific’ Downtown Cougar Attack Police said 17 men, ages 21 to 28, were killed in a horrendous cougar attack early Sunday morning in Richmond’s Shockoe Slip. The matured cats appear to have migrated into the city from the suburbs, targeting dozens of attractive and mostly intoxicated young men. Richmond Police [...]

Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization? For most of us, the idea that civilization itself could disintegrateprobably seems preposterous. Who would not find it hard to think seriously aboutsuch a complete departure from what we expect of ordinary life? What evidencecould make us heed a warning so dire—and how would we go about responding to [...]

Supreme Court Limits Police of Cars During Arrests: In a decision written by Justice John Paul Stevens, an unusual five-member majority said police may search a vehicle without a warrant only when the suspect could reach for a weapon or try to destroy evidence, or when it is “reasonable to believe” there is evidence in [...]

I guess I forgot to actually put the second link in that last post. My bad. This is what I was referring to, in regard to clean vaginas.