Human growth hormone (HGH). Everything about the name sounds wonderful. Human compounds are empirically humane. ‘Growth’ conjures warm images of our childhoods and suggests attaining athletic vigour through the most organic means. Advocates point out that as we age, HGH naturally declines and hence its marketed as an injectable mini-fountain of youth. Yet, negative media coverage abounds. Who …
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Why the jury is still out on human growth hormone for athletes, and the rest of us
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Science Fiction or Science Future? Critics Hail THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT as Prophetic View of 22nd Century Space Warfare
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Bantam Dell’s release this week of David J. Williams’ THE MACHINERY OF LIGHT marks the conclusion of the Autumn Rain trilogy, which has been hailed as a compelling vision of future warfare. Leading thinkers have praised Williams’ books for their realistic depiction of where the arms race in space might be heading, and critics have compared his fiction to that of Tom Clancy and Bruce Sterling …
Smile, honey, youre on candid camera
Friday, May 21st, 2010In the early 1990s, I met a friend of a friend who, as a victim of recession, was in the process of reinventing himself as a self-employed man with a van, flogging surveillance equipment.
Deitch Speaks! His Guggenheim Talk on Art, Pop Culture and LA MOCA
Thursday, May 20th, 2010In March, I mentioned that I had attended a public talk at the Guggenheim Museum by Jeffrey Deitch , LA MOCA’s director-designate, after which I chatted with him and learned of his plans to continue selling art from his gallery’s inventory, even after he assumes the directorship of the museum on June 1.
State of Play: Out of Characters
Saturday, May 15th, 2010Game protagonists have hit a creative slump. It’s time for someone new.
New DVDs | Thrillers ‘Edge of Darkness,’ ‘North Face,’ ‘Daybreakers,’ ‘Legion’
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010New DVD releases for Tuesday, May 11, include Mel Gibson’s “Edge of Darkness” and the German mountain-climbing thriller “North Face.”
Book picks: ‘Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little’
Thursday, April 15th, 2010From staff reports This week’s children’s book picks include “Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little” by Peggy Gifford. With summer coming to an end, rising fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.
Book picks: "Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little" by Peggy Gifford
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010From staff reports This week’s children’s book picks include “Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little” by Peggy Gifford. With summer coming to an end, rising fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.
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Designers look to the future of gardening
Sunday, April 4th, 2010For the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show – “Gardens for the Future” this year – we braved the traffic on Interstate 880, which must be a road of the future, as so much of it’s under construction. As always, garden designers responded to the stated theme…
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Designers look to the future of gardening
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010For the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show – “Gardens for the Future” this year – we braved the traffic on Interstate 880, which must be a road of the future, as so much of it’s under construction. As always, garden designers responded to the stated theme…
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