The Chevrolet Volt, produced by General Motors, is set to roll off the assembly lines in 2010. A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, it will drive 64 kilometres on a fully-charged battery. (Supplied)

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It’s electrifying!

For those who have experienced the rush of a metropolitan city, a large part of their day will inevitably be spent breathing the fragrant fumes of exhaust pipes and the thick black smog that emits from them. According to the Hewlett Foundation, going for a run in many major cities, like New York, Los Angeles and Mexico City, is roughly equivalent to smoking one pack of cigarettes a day.

Previously in Postscript

June 23, 2009

Drinking your way from glasses to goggles

of being excessively drunk by a passerby, Winston Churchill is said to have replied some variation of the quote: “I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.” Although wildly distasteful, Churchill was on to something, and may have been one of the originators of a cultural phenomenon that continues to intrigue partygoers well into 2009.

May 26, 2009

How Madoff made off with billions

Standing in court in his thousand-dollar suit, Bernie Madoff never once looked back at the audience behind him. The irony of the situation must have struck him; it’s pretty ironic, after all, that he’s now completely at the mercy of those he scammed for more than four decades.

April 2, 2009

The votes are in for the Best of Kingston

Windmills won by a landslide, with Pan Chancho and Morrison’s as close contenders for second and third place.

March 27, 2009

Drifting

We trudge through the rain towards the front door.

March 19, 2009

She thrusts her fists against the posts and still insists she sees the ghosts

You don’t even need to look at the menu.