The Dish

It turns out that this guy had extremely high levels of anabolic testosterone in his system. Thank God for medical science. (You can read in-love Marc Ambinder’s invaluable coverage of this story here and here.)

It’s better than monkey ball cocktails:

"[T]he rise of endocrinology in the early twentieth century was accompanied by the enterprising attempting to use a variety of "scientific" therapies to restore masculine vigor. Hormone research led both quacks and scientists to implant monkey glands and goat testicles in some men and to carry out vasectomies on others (including Freud and Yeats) with the futile promise of "rejuvenation." The public appeared to be well aware of these practices. Novelists such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Italo Svevo noted the role of the ductless glands in bringing about "rejuvenation." In "You Can’t Do What My Last Man Did" blues artist Ethel Waters sang about her new lover’s need for such assistance while bartenders concocted "monkey gland cocktails."

A time-line of Robin Williams’ career.

The list is up. It’s certainly a talented crew. I presume all these lawyers defend the illegal use of torture. I guess we should be relieved John Yoo isn’t on it.

The tax-fairness debate continues.

First man-eating badgers, now spying squirrels:

Iranian intelligence operatives recently detained over a dozen squirrels found within the nation’s borders, claiming the rodents were serving as spies for Western powers determined to undermine the Islamic Republic.

"In recent weeks, intelligence operatives have arrested 14 squirrels within Iran’s borders," state-sponsored news agency IRNA reported. "The squirrels were carrying spy gear of foreign agencies, and were stopped before they could act, thanks to the alertness of our intelligence services."

Individuals are now surpassing business in arts funding.

"There are substantially more people employed as musicians in Defense bands than in the entire foreign service." Gulp.

A defense of, like, a linguistic barbarism. Like we care.