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Brow Beat:
posted by Josh Levin
on December 4, 2009
The World Cup Kickoff: Tiny Balls in Bowls, Charlize Theron, and Soccer-Playing Elephants
Friday's draw for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was half infomercial, half key party . First came the propaganda: a succession of performances centered on the message that South Africans are jovial types who wouldn't dare screw up soccer's grandest event. A video depicting elephants, lions, Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Hanna Rosin
on December 4, 2009
Joyce Maynard. Two New Babies at 56.
So mom, we have a daughter who writes a revenge piece, a son who
unfriends you, and what do you do? Well, of course, at 56, you adopt
two Ethiopian girls! Read More
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on December 4, 2009
The Drone Surge
The argument makes sense. But by insulating their operators from danger, drones do more than dehumanize the killing process. They can hover over their targets, give their operators time to study the scene, plan, and think before firing. As Shane points out, "Operators at C.I.A. headquarters can use the drones' video feed to study a militant's identity and follow fighters to training areas or weapons caches, officials say. Targeters often can see where wives and children are located in a compound or wait until fighters drive away from a house or village before they are hit." Read More
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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on December 4, 2009
Resolve to Make 2010 a Happier Year.
In 2010, each month, I’ll propose an area of life to tackle, and once a week, over the next four weeks, I’ll suggest concrete, manageable resolutions to help you boost your happiness – and I’ll periodically remind you to stick with them. Also, assuming I manage to pull this off, I’m going to do a series of short videos on the proposed resolutions and why they matter. 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-- The CBO report isn't as grim as my emailer, or I, originally thought. The changes below reflect this. ] 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 Read More