In the Globe and Mail today, a polished example of medical writing that swept one from the Sorrows of Celebs to the nucleus accumbens in two and a half columns. Go G&M go! The writer was Rebecca Caldwell, and in her two 2/3 pages she managed to summarize current thinking about addiction and dopamine reward pathways, addiction susceptibility, the distinction between addiction and dependence, and current understanding of chronic pain undertreatment and treatment. The article is at the Globe and Mail website (http://www.globeandmail.com - under Health), at least for the next 7 days.

Also in the G&M today was an article on the memorial to Mordecai Richler: he has had a font created for, and named after, him. Henceforth the Giller prize correspondence and announcements will be in "Richler". As his books are re-released, they will be set in his own font. So, the creators hope, will others. I like that idea.
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