Bill, We Left Megalomania Behind

Movies Such As 'citizen Kane' And 'the Front Page' Portrayed An Era When Driven Newspapermen Would Do Anything To Get A Story. The U.k.'s Rough-and-tumble Fleet Street Remains Something Of A Throwback To That Era, As Demonstrated By The Recent Phone-hacking Scandal - Which Led To The Demise Of Yet Another Century-old Paper, The 'news Of The World.'

Among Modern Occupations, Only Cult Leaders And Tv Weathermen Rival The Technological Visionary's Ability To Retain Credibility Despite All Evidence To The Contrary.

People Who Grow Up In A Region Doubtless Have A Better Cultural Awareness Of Their Own Cuisine, But It's Also True That A Lot Of Locals Go To Mcdonald's, Applebee's And The Like.

Why Pay A Fee For Internet Content When A Million Free Sites Are Just A Click Away? There's No Incentive Until People Are Too Addicted To The Net To Turn Off Their Computers, Yet Are Bored With What's Available.

Wine Lovers Have Known For Centuries That Decanting Wine Before Serving It Often Improves Its Flavor. Whatever The Dominant Process, The Traditional Decanter Is A Rather Pathetic Tool To Accomplish It. A Few Years Ago, I Found I Could Get Much Better Results By Using An Ordinary Kitchen Blender.