From the monthly archives: June 2010

From the Annals of Stupid–India Moves to Patent Yoga

By On 11 June 2010 · Leave a Comment

An Indian government body is preparing patents for some 900 yoga postures. That’s pretty bad considering that yoga is not actually about the poses (that is a distinctly Western adaptation) and yet, the disingenuous posturing these officials are adopting actually makes it worse.

“It’s like soccer and Britain,” Suneel Singh–identified as a leading Indian [...]

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FROM BUST: Anti-Flibanserin: Dumbest Petition Ever

By On 6 June 2010 · Leave a Comment

Some well-meaning but uptight folks over at change.org started a petition to ban the use of Flibanserin as a female sexual enhancement drug, stating that a low sex drive in women is not a disease. So, does the fact that there’s a male sexual enhancement drug on the market mean that low sex [...]

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