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The XX Factor:
posted by Kerry Howley
on December 14, 2009
Stop Talking About "Designer Babies"
The New York Times article KJ refers to here is headlined “Building a Baby” and is part of a larger series the Times
is calling “Made to Order.” The lede for this particularly installment
begins, “Unable to have a baby of her own, Amy Kehoe became her own
general contractor to manufacture Read More
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Brow Beat:
posted by Seth Stevenson
on December 14, 2009
Ads of the Aughts
Advertising Age has come out with its end-of-decade Top 10 lists. To no one's surprise, the magazine names Crispin Porter & Bogusky the No. 1 ad agency of the aughts . I've previously expressed my distaste for CPB's bullying, misogynistic aesthetic. (There was the Volkswagen ad Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on December 14, 2009
Health Care: Fait Accompli Watch
Lots of talk on the Sunday chat shows about how the uncertainty over health care reform is discouraging businesses from hiring, since they don't know what sort of taxes, etc. they'll be facing. But if what business wants is certainty ... well, at this point the fastest way to get Read More
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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on December 14, 2009
In Which Holiday Decorating Reminds Me of Several Happiness Lessons
Adding to my family's holiday spirit, I'm sure, was the fact that I restrained myself from lecturing them all about these little lessons as they occurred to me. Family members can happily stand only so much talk about happiness. Read More
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on December 9, 2009
News Roundup 12/9/09
Today's highlights in science, medicine, and technology: Read More