Here's some fascinating reading: FBI FOIA files on subjects as diverse as Mickey Mantle, Einstein and Winston Churchill. Mickey Mantle? High school seniors apparently would be hard-pressed to even recognize most of the names in that index, if a recent report is to be believed. Those of us of a certain age group might more easily recognize this material; Top 40 radio airchecks from the 50s through the 70s.
The folks at Raising Hell might be interested in research which indicates that "Sons cut short their mothers' lives."
I haven't seen the New York Times obligatory blog article linked anywhere, yet, so I feel it is my duty (?) to do so. "At Large in the Blogosphere" appeared in last Sunday's Books section. Likewise, John Leo of US News has weighed in on the phenomenon. I've often disagreed with him, but not on this point. Grins...
Posted by Linkmeister at May 9, 2002 03:23 PM