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Brow Beat:
posted by Jessica Grose
on November 23, 2009
Thank God Cheryl’s Back!
Cheryl was especially welcome in last night’s episode
because she wasn’t just reacting to Larry’s out-of-control behavior. She was
the straight woman to the diva-dom of the Seinfeld players. The closing shot of
Cheryl’s face—when Larry stops her mid-kiss and harangues her about leaving a water
mark on Julia Louis-Dreyfuss’s coffee table—is reason enough for this viewer,
at least, to hope for yet another season of the show. Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Hanna Rosin
on November 23, 2009
Free-Range Parenting Movement
KJ , I too was thrilled to read that Time had declared an end to overparenting . But the story proved the opposite, with many earnest and unintentionally hilarious examples of supposedly mellow parents. If you truly wanted to stop overparenting you would just cancel the Suzuki lessons, call off Read More
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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
The Michael Bay Theory of Health Care Reform
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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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