Ritalin! Ritalin is the cure!

According to an article in the Washington Post, there's a growing concern among psychologists that spending too much time on the Internet may be a mental disorder.

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Of course it is! How silly of us. Frankly, I'm surprised it took this long for people in the medical profession to figure out that the Internet could be yet another profitable excuse for medication dispensation. [sigh].

Anyway, according to the article, we should all be glad that we don't live in China - where the punishment for teen offenders includes institutionalization and shock therapy. Yikes. Gotta love Communism.

In China, Stern Treatment for Young Internet 'Addicts' (Washington Post)

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In other news, there's an enjoyable story about a group of Dutch old master paintings seized during the Nazi occupation that have at last been returned to the rightful heirs. In addition to auctioning a number of the paintings (the family was awarded over 200 paintings in total) they will be organizing a traveling exhibit of the works - something that makes me very, very happy. Though I always applaud the results of such legal battles (when they aren't hooey, as they sometimes are), I often lament the family's ultimate decision to auction everything off in such a way that museums have no chance to acquire and show the works. I admire the von Saher family for taking a broad view of the situation and enabling the public to see some of the important pieces in the collection.

Recovered Artworks Heading to Auction (NY Times)