Harper's Finest — November 20, 2012, 2:30 pm
Bob Shacochis’s “Written in the Big Wind”
Why development persists in coastal areas, despite the threat of hurricanes
Why development persists in coastal areas, despite the threat of hurricanes
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Harper's Finest — November 20, 2012, 2:30 pm
Why development persists in coastal areas, despite the threat of hurricanes
Why development persists in coastal areas, despite the threat of hurricanes
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Jeffrey Lockwood, University of Wyoming (Laramie)/American Museum of Natural History (N.Y.C.)

A Singaporean company unveiled Kissenger, a pair of plastic lips mounted on a large plastic egg, which transmits real-time interactive kisses to a distant lover. “I am not interested in the sexual uses for it,” said the device’s inventor. “We’ve taken several steps to minimize the creepiness.”

The practice of sexualized eyeball licking was causing conjunctivitis in Japanese sixth graders.