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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on November 30, 2009
Coming Soon to a City Near You! Maybe.
If you live in one of the cities, please come! Bring your friends! Spread the word! I really hope I'll get the chance to meet blog readers face to face as part of the book promotion. Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on November 29, 2009
Stop Stigmatizing Stigma!
This page from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has a chart that says more about the growth of food stamps than all 58 or so inches of the NYT 's front page lead story on the growth of food stamps . It shows that, indeed, assiduous bipartisan bureaucratic attempts Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Samantha Henig
on November 27, 2009
Empty Nest: What Did You Do in That Limo?
A post from DoubleX writer Mimi Swartz:
A few weeks ago I got the following e-mail from my son Sam: “MOM,” it
began, “GLENDA,* ALLISON* AND I JUST GOT PICKED UP IN A LIMO AND ARE
BEING GIVEN A FREE TOUR OF NEW YORK. I LOVE THIS CITY. I am not drunk
don't worry. Love you.” The e-mail Read More
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Brow Beat:
posted by Eric Hynes
on November 25, 2009
John Hillcoat’s Adaptation of "The Road" Is Too Faithful
Hillcoat's one stroke of genius has nothing to do with McCarthy's book, and happens when the narrative and expectations of adaptation have ended. It's easy to miss, but during the final credits Hillcoat slips in a soundtrack of ambient noise. You hear a sprinkler, a creaking screen door, a dog barking, children playing. Banal things that no longer exist in McCarthy's post-apocalyptic universe. Forget literal fidelity -- this is the closest the film gets to McCarthy's mournful tone. And it's the first time a blank credit-scroll put a lump in my throat. 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