Archive for July, 2007
links for 2007-07-26
Is Monogamy Natural? [AlterNet]
A lifetime of love versus a quick roll with a stranger. It’s funny how we can have two seemingly opposite urges at the same time.
Study: Your Friends Can Make You Fat [Newsweek]
A groundbreaking new study says obesity is contagious, spreading through social networks. Friends, more than family or neighbors, are the ones [...]
links for 2007-07-19
Health Care vs. the Profit Principle [AlterNet]
Our health care system isn’t designed to make people healthier: It is designed for extracting money from the vulnerable and putting it into the pockets of the rich.
Famous to a Picky Few: An Elite Gathering of Beloved Cult Acts [New York Times]
The Pitchfork Music Festival was defined by an [...]
links for 2007-07-12
Too Much Self-Esteem Can Be Bad for Your Child [AlterNet]
American schools stress self-esteem as the stepping stone to academic achievement. But students from Asian cultures, which place little stock in self-esteem, seem to do better than their American counterparts in school.
Porn 2.0: What Happens When Free Porn Meets Social Networking [AlterNet]
With sites like YouPorn, the [...]
links for 2007-07-04
The Rich Have Priced the Outdoors out of Everyone Else’s Hands [AlterNet]
As mansions increasingly eat up the coasts and hillsides, an old saying rings true: “If a place is truly beautiful, you can’t afford to be there.”
The Teenage Birth Rate Has Dropped to a 65-Year Low [AlterNet]
What’s working — less sex or better contraception?
Matt Taibbi [...]
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