June 2009
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What Makes Us Happy →
Good health, friends, and financial security are the best predictors of happiness according to a recent survey. (N.Y. Times)
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Obama’s Make-or-Break Summer →
Obama’s efforts on healthcare and finance reform have been less than they could be. It’s time for him to start hammering them home. (N.Y. Times)
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Lettuce From the Garden, With Worms →
The allure of food from industrial farms and factories, and how bad it is for us. (N.Y. Times)
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Married Same-Sex Couples Will Be Counted As Such... →
This reverses the Bush policy. Yay! (AP at Huffington Post)
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100th Anniversary of First Woman to Pilot a Car... →
Emily Anderson is honoring the anniversary by tracing Alice Ramsey’s path in a rebuilt 1909 Maxwell DA. It looks pretty exhausting because the driver and passenger are exposed to the elements. (N.Y. Times)
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Tickle Me Ichiro →
Ichiro Suzuki is playing better baseball which some attribute, in part, to the tickling that he gets from teammate Ken Griffey Jr. in the locker room. They even have a “safe word” when Ichiro wants Griffey to stop. (Seattle News Tribune via Deadspin and Outsports)
It’s not rocket science to think that getting closer to teammates and the release of tension that gentle horseplay...
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Germany’s East Declines →
Since the fall of the Berlin wall 20 years ago, the population of eastern Germany has plunged. About 2000 schools have been closed, and whole apartment buildings are being torn down. (N.Y. Times)
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Gay Festival in China Pushes Official Boundaries →
You can have a gay pride festival in Shanghai. You just can’t advertise it in Chinese. (N.Y. Times)
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Last Virgin in North America →
The last Virgin Megastore closed in New York last Friday. (N.Y. Times)
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The Obama Haters →
Right-wing extremists have amped up their rhetoric (and sometimes violent action) to the point of causing alarm in some quarters. (N.Y. Times)
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Winds of Change in Mideast? →
“Four historical forces that have come together to crack open this ossified region.” (N.Y. Times)
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Drugs Won the War →
In the one trillion dollar War on Drugs, drugs have won. It’s time to try something else. (N.Y. Times)
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The Sea Still Claims, but Not for Eternity →
No one is completely lost anymore. (I didn’t know Glenn Miller died in a plane crash over the English Channel that was never found.) (N.Y. Times)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Hard Drives →
If “you long to forget, don’t back up your data, and sooner or later you’ll be free of it,” writes Virginia Heffernan making reference to the “The Unbearable Lightness of Being.” (N.Y. Times)
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WatchThis preview is from ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” which will cover the Nebraska wrestlers who were kicked off the team after they appeared on a gay porn site. The show will air Sunday June 14 at 9 a.m. EDT on ESPN and noon EDT on ESPN News. (Outsports via Towleroad)
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When Sex Leaves the Marriage →
People in sexless marriages are more likely to consider divorce. (N.Y. Times)
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If All Doctors Had More Time to Listen →
I sent this to my doctor. I would love it if he had a “direct practice,” where he would charge a direct monthly fee of $54 to $129 based on age and wouldn’t take insurance. I would also love getting appointments online. (N.Y. Times)
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Cost-Effective Steps to Fight Insomnia →
How to sleep better (N.Y. Times)
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Dr. Tiller’s Important Job →
There is an important, and unfortunate, place for abortion doctors, like Dr. Tiller, in healthcare. I like the suggestion in the comments that Army doctors should take on the types of patients Dr. Tiller had before he was assassinated. (N.Y. Times)
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An Artist’s Family Compound in Wisconsin →
This family and their winter home sounds so idyllic. Can I be adopted? (N.Y. Times)
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My Brief Life as a Woman →
The sweet and funny story of a man’s 6 months experiencing female menopause. (N.Y. Times)
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Better Running Through Walking →
Run-walking is better than just running for some people. (N.Y. Times)