Here are two possible portraits of memoirists. He’s around 65, or older. He sports a beard, smokes a pipe, and has a PhD in English Literature. He’s very opinionated, and …
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Health
Stocks Down, Diseases Up — Why Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback?
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringSomeone once asked singer Adam Ant why he was making a comeback. Baffled, the avant-garde New Wave singer replied, “I never went away.” With apologies to Mr. Ant for the …
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If you’re getting older and don’t use credit much, or if you’re just one of those pay-as-you-go types who believes in paying cash, you may want to consider freezing your …
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The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any. — Katherine Whitehorn CBS News’s MoneyWatch announced a new report issued by Merrill Lynch, in collaboration …
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“If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages, maybe take an animal degree…” — Lyric from a popular song by Leslie Bricusse Isn’t it odd how we claim to …
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“We all nurture impulses which promise freedom from the demands of others, even if that freedom means death.” — Sam Tanenhaus Just look at you – aren’t you something? Fifty-five, with a …
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At his press conference today, Derek Jeter said his 19-season career with the New York Yankees went by “in a blink.” It did for the rest of us too. The …
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“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler Yeats Advanced education for America’s youth has become like a mill. Young people are …
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The US State Department is warning American Olympic athletes not to wear their team uniforms or colors outside of official sports venues. A number of online sources are joking that …
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Asian markets are getting clobbered today, and the Japanese markets have officially reached “correction” territory. The contagion spread to US markets after manufacturing numbers missed projections; the numbers didn’t miss …