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Best-Selling Author in Denial to Social Realities, Pumps the Happiness Project

Posted on Jan 21, 2010, Source: AlterNet

Gretchen Rubin's book flogs American enthusiasm for positive thinking, despite facts to the contrary; just the sort of denial that prompted the economic meltdown.

The Zen of Porn: If Pornography Is Everywhere, Is it Nowhere?

Posted on Jan 22, 2009, Source: The Tyee

The ubiquity of porn has rendered it invisible for most adults. But why has pornographic imagery become such an acceptable part of public culture?

Could We Blame the Financial Crisis on Too Much Testosterone? Harvard Researchers Say Yes

Posted on Oct 20, 2008, Source: The Tyee

Men who trade on an appearance of strength are actually the guys who, in evolutionary terms, have outlived their usefulness.

What's So Great About Beauty?

Posted on Jun 14, 2008, Source: The Tyee

From soap ads to elections, looking good is way overrated.

Even Progressives Need to Decorate

Posted on Oct 25, 2006, Source: The Tyee

With home-decorating TV shows and magazines multiplying by the minute, we need to start talking about more eco-friendly alternatives to Ikea and Pottery Barn.
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