Treatment of fat people in the doctor’s office is finally making national news, with a pretty well balanced article in the Washington Post.

The situation in Kenya is getting intense; an independent journalist is photographing it and writing about it. This site is really amazing, and if you only want to click on one thing on my sites of interest today, this should be it.

Demonstrators are calling the parrot Giuliani on his tendency to use the 11 September attacks in his campaign. Except these aren’t just any demonstrators, they’re firefighters. And family members of dead firefighters. And they’re pissed: “My brother had an antiquated radio in his hand on 9/11,” she said. “That means he was deaf, dumb, and blind in that situation.”

Neighbor rage is serious business. You know how I joke about doing dastardly things to my neighbors? Yeah, I’m not actually serious, but these people in Italy were.

An advertising campaign raises some interesting questions about brand integrity, as Subway is suing Quiznos over derogatory material generated by fans. If Subway wins the suit, such publicity stunts could become a thing of the past.

Ever been told to “eat dirt”? Well, people in Haiti are, and not for fun; extreme poverty and lack of food security is leading Haitians to eat cookies made from dirt.

The Health Institute of Nutrition is a valuable educational resource for all people who are concerned about nutrition, with helpful tips, hard facts, and useful articles about what to do when confronted with a potato. (If you don’t have highly refined parody sensors, you may not want to visit THIN.)