11/29/2021
time machine: 29 Nov
11/29/2018
Balloon Meets Pin
Writer Janet Malcolm’s courtroom curiosity
by Jonathan Clarke
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11/29/2013
The Naked Truth
As Discovery’s most notorious show prepares to return, we ask ourselves: Is it okay to be entertained by exploitation if we acknowledge we’re being manipulated?
by Joan Marcus
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11/29/2012
Hunger Artist
Antarctic tragedy
by Jason Anthony
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on walking
September 15, 2014
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Are cars turning human beings into quadrupeds? Or is there room for walking after all?
August 22, 2014
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In need of a burst of creativity? Go for a walk.
June 23, 2014
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How to overcome the argument that walking is too slow.
and the living’s easy
August 2, 2010
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Bathing suits. Bah! Humbug!
April 25, 2008
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The disappointment of going to the seaside on the cusp of summer.
August 6, 2007
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Why "Umbrella" is one (and "Zombie" wasn't).