Gienah Ghurab

(Photographs of abandoned Detroit homes. Some are stunning.) - Gienah Ghurab

[M]orning people's strength tends to remain constant throughout the day, but night owls have peak performance in the evening. - Gienah Ghurab

When we choose the $59 Nike shoes, do we think about the way in which they were made? When we demand lower prices for clothing and toys, do we care about the conditions that exist in order to make those deals possible? When we buy cheap eggs, do we care about the factory-farming hell that created them? Food, electronics, cars, beverages, everything we touch these days has a moral price attached to it. - Gienah Ghurab

Holly Black and Ellen Kushner have sold another volume of stories in the venerable and beloved Bordertown series... [Cory Doctorow has] been invited to write a story, and I leapt at the chance. Other writers committed or "expressing interest" include Charles De Lint, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Neil Gaiman and Kelly Link. - Gienah Ghurab

A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver. - Gienah Ghurab

Berries and other colorful fruits and veggies are chock full of polyphenols, a type of antioxidant that buffers against disease by protecting even the tiniest of bodily cells from the natural stresses of the environment and aging. These helpful chemicals—also found in green tea, olive oil, dark chocolate and pomegranates—keep your cells (and you) vibrant and active. (Yum! I love all of these. :D) - Gienah Ghurab