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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on November 23, 2009
A Little-Known Occupational Hazard Affecting Writers.
There’s a very common occupational hazard that affects writers, but I’ve never heard anyone talk about it: the desire to write outside your main field. Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on November 22, 2009
Doomsday Orszagism
If there are no circumstances under which Congress will reform Medicare, there are no circumstances under which the federal government will not go bankrupt. Read More
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Brow Beat:
posted by Jody Rosen
on November 20, 2009
Verlyn Klinkenborg Discovers the Bicycle
Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorial board member and author of the paper's " Rural Life " column, spends most of his time on his upstate New York farm, gazing across meadows and musing on The Splendor of the Goldenrod, The Wisdom of the Barn Mouse, and The Majesty of Henry the Pig's Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Emily Yoffe
on November 20, 2009
Know More, Screen Less
Emily B ,
I agree with you that it’s really unfortunate that the conclusion that
we don’t need to routinely do mammograms until 50, instead of aparking
a national, rational discussion about the advisability of “screening
and prevention,” has become the harbinger that we’re all going to live
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on November 20, 2009
Tweets 11/20/09
Here are some of this week's Human Nature short takes on the news. To get them in real time, subscribe to the HN Twitter feed .
1. Mayor on Chicago's surveillance network: "cameras are the next best thing" to cops. http://bit.ly/syCfU Prediction: Domestic drones are next.
2. Latest Read More