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Brow Beat:
posted by Jody Rosen
on December 2, 2009
Oops!...She Sang It Again: Britney Spears Does Eva Tanguay
In my Slate piece on the forgotten vaudeville great Eva Tanguay (" Vanishing Act: In search of Eva Tanguay, the first rock star "), I argue that "today's pop feels more than ever like one big reiteration of Tanguay's career," and that the divas who dominate the 2009 Billboard charts Read More
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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on December 2, 2009
Eight Tips to Know If You're Being Boring.
But once you’re talking, how do you know if the other person is interested in your conversation – or not? One challenge is that the more socially adept a person is, the better he or she is at hiding boredom. It’s a rare person, however, who can truly look fascinated while bored. Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on December 1, 2009
MSM Comes Through for Obama on Health Care Premiums
[Corrected 12/2] An alert reader (who is involved in the health care debate and, like me, favors Obama's reform) emails:
Most of the coverage I’m seeing today of the new CBO report on health reform’s effects on premiums is .totally in the tank for the Obama administration. Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Hanna Rosin
on December 1, 2009
Minimal Fine and a New Boozy Mistress Appears
So Tiger's car crash will cost him $164 ,
plus whatever millions he has had to pay for such fine lawyering. The
state troopers say they will stop going after his medical records, and
that "no one involved has made any claims of domestic violence." Of
course, in Florida no one has to make any Read More
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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