SustainableLoveTheHappyMarriageIsthe‘Me’MarriageByTARAPARKER-POPEPublished:December31,2010ahappymarriage.Plentyofmiserablecoupleshavestayedtogetherforchildren,religionorotherpracticalreasons.HeadsofStateButformanycouples,it’sjustnotenoughtostaytogether.Theywantarelationshipthatismeaningfulandsatisfying.Inshort,theywantasustainablemarriage.“Thethingsthatmakeamarriagelasthavemoretodowithcommunic...[
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NewsAnalysisIn‘DailyShow’Roleon9/11Bill,EchoesofMurrowComedyCentralJonStewart,left,spokewith9/11firstrespondersabouttheirhealthproblemson“TheDailyShow”onDec.16.ByBILLCARTERandBRIANSTELTERPublished:December26,2010Didthebillpledgingfederalfundsforthehealthcareof9/11respondersbecomelawinthewaninghoursofthe111thCongressonlybecauseacomediantookitupasapersonalcause?RelatedTimesTopic:JonStewartAddtoP...[
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CheatersFindanAdversaryinTechnologyByTRIPGABRIELPublished:December27,2010Mississippihadaproblembornoftheageofsoaringstudenttestinganddigitaltechnology.Highschoolstudentstakingthestate’send-of-yearexamswereusingcellphonestotextoneanothertheanswers.EnlargeThisImageDrewAngerer/TheNewYorkTimesJohnFremer,71,aCaveonco-founderwhowasoncethechieftestdeveloperfortheSAT.CHEATSHEETAHigh-TechApproachArticlesi...[
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December27,2010,8:30pmNarrativeandtheGraceofGod:TheNew‘TrueGrit’BySTANLEYFISHMoviecriticDanGagliassodoesn’tliketheCoenbrothers’remakeoftheHenryHathaway-JohnWayne“TrueGrit.”Heisespeciallyupsetbecausethemomenthemosttreasures—whenWayne,onhorseback,takesthereinsinhisteethandyellstoLuckyNedPepper(RobertDuvall),“Fillyourhandyouson-of-a-bitch”—isintheCoens’handsjustanotherscene.“Thenewfilm,”...[
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InPursuitofaMindMap,SlicebySliceByASHLEEVANCEPublished:December27,2010CAMBRIDGE,Mass—Dr.JeffLichtmanlikeshisbrainsslicedthin—very,verythin.EnlargeThisImageC.J.GuntherforTheNewYorkTimesTEAMLEADERDr.JeffLichtman,witha3-Dimageofasectionofmousebrainandamagnifiedsectionofadendrite(red),inhisofficeatHarvard.RSSFeedGetScienceNewsFromTheNewYorkTimes»EnlargeThisImageC.J.GuntherforTheNewYorkTimesILL...[
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TracingtheSparkofCreativeProblem-SolvingByBENEDICTCAREYPublished:December6,2010Thepuzzleslookeasy,andmostlytheyare.Giventhreewords—“trip,”“house”and“goal,”forexample—findafourththatwillcompleteacompoundwordwitheach.Aminuteorsoofmentaltrolling(housekeeper,goalkeeper,trip?)isallitusuallytakes.EnlargeThisImageCraigFrazierMultimediaInteractiveFeatureTestYourInsightInteractiveFeatureScienceTime...[
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36HoursinParisEdAlcockforTheNewYorkTimesDupleksisoneoftheboutiquesontheCanalSt.-Martin.MorePhotos»ByGISELAWILLIAMSPublished:December16,2010HASParislostitsedge?Maisnon!Thecity’sbohemiansarejusthardertofind.Theartsydenizensandcreativetastemakers,alwaysonthehuntforcheaperrents,havemigratedtothecity’sfringes,likeBellevilleandtheformerred-lightdistrictofPigalle.Thereareevenfashion-forwardhangou...[
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BooksonScienceExploringOurRelationshipWiththeLonelyMoonByCORNELIADEANPublished:December27,2010TheMoonisEarth’sonlysatellite,aquarterofitssize,movingaroundourhomeplanetincoldandlifelessisolation,inanorbitthatincreasesaninchandahalfayear.EnlargeThisImageFromthebook,"Moon:ABriefHistory"MYSTICALAnimagefromthebook’scollection.Insomesocieties,theMoonisthoughttomakepeoplecrazy;inothersitisasymbolofrebi...[
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HowSuperstars’PayStiflesEveryoneElsePublished:December25,2010Thisarticlewasadaptedfrom“ThePriceofEverything:SolvingtheMysteryofWhyWePayWhatWeDo,”byEduardoPorter,aneditorialwriterforTheNewYorkTimes.Thebook,tobepublishedonJan.4byPortfolio,examineshowpricingaffectsallofourchoices.EnlargeThisImageLeft,AgenceFrance-Presse;right,Pierre-PhilippeMarcou/AgenceFrance-Presse—GettyImagesInsportsasinbusine...[
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BundleUp,It’sGlobalWarmingByJUDAHCOHENPublished:December25,2010THEearthcontinuestogetwarmer,yetit’sfeelingalotcolderoutside.Overthepastfewweeks,subzerotemperaturesinPolandclaimed66lives;snowarrivedinSeattlewellbeforethewintersolstice,andfellheavilyenoughinMinneapolistomaketheroofoftheMetrodomecollapse;andlastweekblizzardsclosedEurope’sbusiestairportsinLondonandFrankfurtfordays,strandingholidayt...[
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