Special K(alories)

A good marketing campaign deludes consumers, saying that Special K is exceptionally healthy and will lead to weight loss. In fact, without petite portions and strict adherence to healthy dieting and exercise, it could make that muffin top of yours poke out a bit more. Fact of the matter is, eating one small bowl of almost any cereal can help you lose weight. It's called portion control. This is an extended post comparing Special K products with Lucky Charms. Enjoy. 

Back Off Weirdo Glow Stick Dancers, There're Cooler Kids Of The Night

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Neon Luminescence

Illuminating waterfalls across Northern California with thousands of Cyalume glow sticks cascading like neon rainbows through the darkness into the pools below, Neon Luminescence, the new artistic endeavor by the boys at From The Lenz, aims to displace reality--or, at least, viewers' surety of real.

Anamorphic Art: The Art of Arrangement

I honestly feel there is nothing cooler, more beautiful or inspiring, and certainly more difficult, than art. Incidentally, there are many forms of art--much of which defies beauty; much more defies modern conceptions of "art." (Which is good; it breaks down current conception, opening the door to new modern conceptions). 

The Mona Lisa is considered art by everybody and is revered by everybody, most often because everybody has grown up able to identify The Mona Lisa, and told to revere it, without actually revering it, and often less impressed by its petite size. Conversely, the apartment building across the street may appear as art to few, and revered as art by few--indeed, perhaps only revered by a handful of tenants, impressive only to an architect. Two different examples of art, and the conceptual differences surrounding them. But, periodically, a piece emerges that only most convulsive contradictors could deny as art, and not revere or be impressed by as art. 

Almonds: The Good & Bad About Healthy Nuts

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Nut Check

Health crazes sprout likes weeds in the spring these days. I've covered Greek Yogurt in the past, and will get back to that later; and as soon as my hebetude abates, I'm going to explain why your healthy cereal is making you fat. But right now, I'm going to give a very brief info-mash about healthy nuts. The best nuts. And while my inner child (who, incidentally, is very superficial) could go on and on with an Austin Powers prowess in making too many crass innuendoes and puns about nuts, I'm going to get right to some straightforward info on almonds that you won't find on About [dot] com.