ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Havana, Cuba, resident Pepe Casanas, 78, has discovered a tried-and-true way to treat his rheumatism pain: Once a month for the last 10 years, Casanas seeks out a blue scorpion, which is endemic to Cuba, and lets it sting him. "I put the scorpion where I feel pain," Casanas told Reuters. After the sting, "It hurts for a while, but then it calms and goes … [Read more...] about News of the Weird: A foul fetish, an alternative method of payment goes wrong, and more
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Sign Language: Damn, Cancer, you really need to clean out the cat’s litter box
Cancer (June 21-July 22) This weekend could be your most important one this year, or it could pass entirely unremarked. It will be precisely what you make of it, like any other weekend, but right now there are unique opportunities to inaugurate new chapters or finally put into action carefully-considered decisions. Will you take advantage of them? Please don’t complain that … [Read more...] about Sign Language: Damn, Cancer, you really need to clean out the cat’s litter box