http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/?rsssource=1 The LoopHole is a place for conversation linked to the Minnesota Public Radio program In the Loop. Copyright 2008, Minnesota Public Radio Fri, 09 May 2008 11:25:28 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jeff Horwich WSHD? - "What Should Hillary Do?" ( polls)For Hill-raisers, Hill-colytes, and Hill-ophiles (just invented those last two) the clouds are darkening. Indiana was a squeaker -- the sound of leaking air, perhaps? Yet the numbers still let a crack... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/wshd_what_should_hillary_do.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/wshd_what_should_hillary_do.shtml Fri, 09 May 2008 11:25:28 CDT Jeff Horwich ...you look up and suddenly realize you are interviewing pediatricians. We interviewed our second one today on our lunch break. The first one, a few days ago, was a little odd -- and I think that distracted me from the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/you_know_youre_almost_a_grownu.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/you_know_youre_almost_a_grownu.shtml Thu, 08 May 2008 17:45:42 CDT Jeff Horwich You know, we are running out of insults. Seems like when we were kids, we had a new cool insult word every week. (As someone often enough on the receiving end, I should know.) Dink, dork, dingleberry, dung beetle (science... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/bescumber_your_rivals_learn_so.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/bescumber_your_rivals_learn_so.shtml Wed, 07 May 2008 10:10:22 CDT Jeff Horwich I knew that if we included the song in our most recent Story Slam, it would spark a fresh round of curiosity, celebration, and trash-talk about central Minnesota's own self-appointed superhero. Young Jeff interviews the Man of Granite (City)I wrote... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/we_resurrect_st_cloud_superman.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/we_resurrect_st_cloud_superman.shtml Mon, 05 May 2008 12:25:32 CDT Sanden Totten What do John Lennon, Steve Jobs and Nobel Prize winner Francis Crick all have in common? Just thought I'd add a few more thoughts on this topic. One reader sent me some interesting evidence in support of LSD's mind expanding... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/speaking_of_tripping_on_lsd.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/speaking_of_tripping_on_lsd.shtml Fri, 02 May 2008 11:32:43 CDT Sanden Totten Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD died this week. He lived to be a 102. Throughout his life he had great faith in the power of his drug to help people deal with mental problems. He also openly detested the... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/was_the_invention_of_lsd_a_goo.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/05/was_the_invention_of_lsd_a_goo.shtml Thu, 01 May 2008 12:28:54 CDT Jeff Horwich We already had one round of this when the President signed the bill, but the media (Associated Press, for example) today is taking another run at the "What will people do with their checks" question. If $600 - $1,200 worth... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/stimulus_checks_botox_blow_it.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/stimulus_checks_botox_blow_it.shtml Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:44:48 CDT Sanden Totten On this dismal Minnesota day I thought I would post something pretty and happy to cheer us all up. Where better to turn to than Sony's latest epic advertisement? Watch Miami get foamed. This ad follows in the footsteps of... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/miami_gets_foam_we_get_more_sn.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/miami_gets_foam_we_get_more_sn.shtml Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:05:23 CDT Sanden Totten Remember that tomato that scientists mixed with fish genes? The one that was made to stay fresh longer, look better and bounce like a tennis ball when dropped? That tomato freaked out a lot of people, myself included. But to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/is_the_world_finally_ready_for.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/is_the_world_finally_ready_for.shtml Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:50:27 CDT Sanden Totten We knew it would come to this. Forgoing the complicated primary process with it's delegates and super-delegates, presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama decided to finish this race the old fashioned way . . . with a dropkick to... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/forget_the_primary_clinton_and.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/forget_the_primary_clinton_and.shtml Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:10:01 CDT Jeff Horwich For a show this week, we're preparing to interview Brooke Adams, who may be the only reporter in the country to exclusively cover the polygamy beat. She reports for the Salt Lake Tribune and, not surprisingly, her paper quickly dispatched... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/blogging_from_the_polygamy_bea.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/blogging_from_the_polygamy_bea.shtml Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:30:56 CDT Jeff Horwich This week, in the category of "Officials say the darndest things:" I got a laugh from a New York Times story that showed just how little some Chinese officials "get" the way media work in countries with a free press.The... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/oh_yeah_the_chinese_got_the_me.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/oh_yeah_the_chinese_got_the_me.shtml Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:05:15 CDT Jeff Horwich One more great Northwest Airlines eulogy for you. This one comes alllllll the way from Japan, and listener Betsy Anderson. Betsy's father has worked for Northwest for 25 years, and her poem reflects a genuine affection for the airline --... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/to_gently_ease_the_red_tail_on.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/to_gently_ease_the_red_tail_on.shtml Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:08:46 CDT Sanden Totten You vote what you eat? That's what some analysts are saying. The New York Times dished up this article about how marketers are looking at what people buy and how they vote. Now this isn't hard science (duh) but here... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/is_your_diet_republican_or_dem.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/is_your_diet_republican_or_dem.shtml Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:00:54 CDT Jeff Horwich A little while back, anticipating this whole Delta-Northwest thing might happen, we asked our listeners to contribute their "eulogies" for our hometown carrier. Since the takeover will mean no more Northwest name (and no more headquarters in the Twin Cities),... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/northwest_a_listener_eulogy.shtml?rsssource=1 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2008/04/northwest_a_listener_eulogy.shtml Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:37:11 CDT