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    • 18 Ratings
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    The Trivialization of U.S. Politics

    JANUARY 22, 2012 8:17AM

    By Paul Nevins


    Topics: belief/religion, books, business, economy, family, health, news, open+call, science, television

    • Editor's Pick
    • 35 Ratings
    • 2322 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    When I Die: Two Things My Kids Want to Know

    JANUARY 17, 2012 7:41PM

    By elizabethkirby


    Topics: foodie tuesday, artichokes, soup, kitchen challenge, cooking, cook, l'orangerie, kids, children, belief/religion, comedy, family, food/drink, health, music, photography

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 2161 Views
    • 68 Comments
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    Silver from Blue and Grey

    JANUARY 12, 2012 12:51PM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: self preservation, homesickness, health, environment, family, good will, revelation, dread, good will, redemption, fear, violence, blue sky, grey streets, chicago

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 1274 Views
    • 12 Comments
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    Growing Up Is Hard to Do

    JANUARY 11, 2012 9:08AM

    By Sarah Khan


    Topics: growing up, parents, ageing, health, family

    • Editor's Pick
    • 38 Ratings
    • 7968 Views
    • 44 Comments
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    The Cancer No One Cares About

    JANUARY 5, 2012 9:24PM

    By Annie Keeghan


    Topics: feminism, apathy, lung cancer, breast cancer, cancer, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 911 Views
    • 13 Comments
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    13 by 30: Lost a Lot of Weight, Found a Little of Myself

    DECEMBER 17, 2011 6:52PM

    By Jewellya


    Topics: open call, the new years resolution i kept, weight loss, self discovery, dieting, pills, hoodia, caffine, working out, running, houston, health, fitness

    • Editor's Pick
    • 4 Ratings
    • 2692 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Silly science, silly inventions and other 2011 follies

    DECEMBER 14, 2011 7:26AM

    By Dr. Ayala


    Topics: hcg diet, vodka, alcohol, ig nobel, wasabi, bacon floss, healthy living, obesity, family, eating, health, calories, food, nutrition, prevention, science, weight-loss, diet

    • Editor's Pick
    • 22 Ratings
    • 2700 Views
    • 31 Comments
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    The Body's Attainable Limits

    DECEMBER 12, 2011 8:54AM

    By Gary Justis


    Topics: technology, science, politics, poetry, health, fiction, environment, design, analog robotics, cyborg, enhancing functionality, conceptual amputation, puns, visual gags, comedy, humor, sculpture, art school, begining in the arts, the body's limits, fabrics, metals, materials, prosthetics, extending the body, visualization, ideas, making, invention, art

    • Editor's Pick
    • 8 Ratings
    • 2189 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Getting the Diagnosis

    DECEMBER 2, 2011 10:16AM

    By cancerdancer


    Topics: cancer, chemotherapy, christmas eve, staging, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 37 Ratings
    • 2111 Views
    • 27 Comments
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    A tale of two ERs

    DECEMBER 11, 2011 12:04PM

    By Laura Deurmyer


    Topics: single-payer, insurance, hospital, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 2613 Views
    • 41 Comments
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    21st Century Drug Addict

    NOVEMBER 15, 2011 12:41AM

    By Lee Pierce


    Topics: drugs, addiction, dependency, society, mental illness, prozac nation, belief/religion, family, health, science

    • Editor's Pick
    • 3 Ratings
    • 591 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    Time for an Intervention

    NOVEMBER 13, 2011 6:25PM

    By Kellie Wardman


    Topics: diabetes, insulin, health, wellness, family, meds, medications, nursing home

    • Editor's Pick
    • 7 Ratings
    • 3328 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    Five Years of Living with Diabetes

    NOVEMBER 8, 2011 4:25PM

    By E. Magill


    Topics: november, american diabetes month, diabetes, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 12 Ratings
    • 1866 Views
    • 14 Comments
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    Ellen and me

    NOVEMBER 8, 2011 11:47AM

    By Lizz Schumer


    Topics: real life stories, cancer, family, friends, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 877 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Happy Dreams, I Love You, God Bless You

    NOVEMBER 6, 2011 10:00AM

    By Charleen Earley


    Topics: alzheimer, death, sadness, love, memories, family, open+call, health

    • Editor's Pick
    • 5 Ratings
    • 2841 Views
    • 6 Comments
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    'Top Chef': Cooking Large in the Lone Star State

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 1:24PM

    By Andrea Higbie


    Topics: television, padma lakshmi, tom colicchio, emeril lagasse, ola, hugh acheson, keith rhodes, tyler stone, andrea higbie, bravo, san antonio, alamo, top chef, texas, anathea ashley, harold schwartz, rabbit, pig, animals, business, comedy, economy, food/drink, gossip, health, news, travel, video, television

    • Editor's Pick
    • 14 Ratings
    • 4592 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    no "golden years" for queer seniors

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 1:18PM

    By Tommi Avicolli Mecca


    Topics: cuts in senior services, ageism in queer community, lgbt seniors and poverty, aging in gay community, lgbt seniors, getting old, politics, news, health, gay/lesbian, economy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 2 Ratings
    • 1977 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Can a genetic test tell if you’re going to become fat?

    NOVEMBER 2, 2011 9:14AM

    By Dr. Ayala


    Topics: genetic testing, healthy living, obesity, family, eating, health, calories, food, nutrition, prevention, science, weight-loss, diet

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 1822 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Discovering Aegina

    NOVEMBER 4, 2011 9:02AM

    By Algis Kemezys


    Topics: paleohora, saint nektarious, greece, travel, belief/religion, design, environment, family, health, photography, politics, greece, news, financial crisis, greek bankruptcy

    • Editor's Pick
    • 46 Ratings
    • 4744 Views
    • 59 Comments
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    Did I Kill My Boy?

    OCTOBER 31, 2011 11:13AM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: abortion, mississippi personhood law, miscarriage, women, health, grief, fear, anger, belief/religion, feminism

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