Just gimme a kidney!
My search to find an organ donor taught me just how generous my friends are -- and how flawed the current transplant system is
Iran: death penalty for bloggers; What it's like to love an alcoholic; Sayid kills on "Lost"; get these straight tourists out of my gay bar!; reminiscing about my favorite "ER" moments; and much more
Friday, March 27, 2009
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"Sexting" teens strike back!
After being attacked as sexual predators, three girls sue their prosecutor
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Obama goes back to the grass roots
The president ducks traps laid by the GOP and slams the door on marijuana legalization at his first online town hall
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"Monsters vs. Aliens"
Earthlings, beware! It's a battle for world domination as Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen and Rainn Wilson lend their voices to this animated sendup of '50s creature features
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"The Education of Charlie Banks"
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst makes his directorial debut with this surprisingly quiet, introspective film about a sheltered Ivy League student visited by a bully from his past
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Whaddaya have to do to get a kidney around here?
My search to find an organ donor taught me just how generous my friends are -- and how flawed the current transplant system is
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Eat your saints, purge your demons
Why do people worship religious relics, and why is the number of trainee exorcists rising? Two new books suggest that our desire to believe in magical forces remains irresistible
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Ask the pilot
Planes crash. The media descends. But why can't reporters get their facts straight? Plus: Kudos to an outstanding exception
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Since you asked ...
My friend broke my phone!
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Ron Paul makes Tim Geithner furrow his brow
When the topic is regulatory reform, the Texas Republican doesn't see why we bother at all
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WayLay
The trouble with looking into your own future
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Red State Update: Legalize drugs, save Mexico
Jackie and Dunlap imagine a world where Sam's Club sells weed, the recession ends and there's no more violence
Thursday, March 26, 2009
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Former McCain staffers angry over Palin prayer remark
Aides who traveled with the Alaska governor during the fall campaign are upset after Palin said recently she hadn't wanted to pray with any of them
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Comparing the U.S. to Russia and Argentina
A long-time official with Salomon and the IMF warns that we are replicating the same dynamic that caused collapse in other countries
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The monster inside my son
For years I thought of his autism as beautiful and mysterious. But when he turned unspeakably violent, I had to question everything I knew
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With friends like these, who needs Republicans?
After a successful press conference, the president works a tougher crowd –- congressional Democrats
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Tom the Dancing Bug
Super-Fun-Pak Comix: "Malia" & "Sasha," Marital Mirth, Selfish Gene and more!
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My Saab story
How "the Most Intelligent Car Ever Built" lost its mojo, and how I fell out of love
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Zac Efron and the twilight of the teen idol
The "High School Musical" pinup wants to shed his cheesy image. Can he succeed? Plus: A look at the heartthrobs who made the leap to adult fame
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Israel's pragmatic thug
To the chagrin of Arabs, Americans and Europeans, Avigdor Lieberman wants to be Israel's next foreign minister. To allay their concerns, he is doing his best to shed his reputation as a virulent racist
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Since you asked ...
My date rapist is on Facebook as a "person I might know"
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Obama goes online, ducks GOP traps, says no to drugs
By Mike Madden
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Our desire to believe in magical forces remains irresistible
By Laura Miller
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Why can't the media get the facts straight about plane crashes?
By Patrick Smith
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"Monsters vs. Aliens": Earthlings, beware! It's a '50s sendup
By Stephanie Zacharek
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My friend broke my phone! It's not a flip! She flipped!
By Cary Tennis
- The monster inside my son
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