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Who are you calling 'spinster?'
As gender-specific monikers go, "mademoiselle" never struck us as particularly offensive. French and a little twee, sure. But innocent enough.
The female portion of Cesson-Sevigne disagrees. The French town of 16,000 just banned the term from official...Tags: Feminism
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Could eating chocolate make you thinner?
It's every woman's dream: could chocolate, the substance that cures everything from PMS to heartbreak, also make you skinnier? If true, there's got to be a catch, right? Here's the skinny: Dr. Beatrice Golomb, associate professor of medicine at...
Tags: Internists, Obesity, Weight, High Blood Pressure, Internal Medicine
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Book review: 'The Young Leonardo' by Larry J. Feinberg
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight reviews "The Young Leonardo: Art and Life in Fifteenth-Century Florence."... -
Last minute gift ideas: Memorable theater books
Culture MonsterTheater book suggestions for the holidays.... -
Risk of disease partially set in womb, scientists say
Pregnant women sacrifice many of life's simple pleasures — caffeine, sushi, a glass of wine — in the hope that their baby will be born healthy.
But according to a provocative new field of research, what happens during pregnancy can have...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Family, Gynecology, Diets and Dieting, Obstetrics
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Getty Museum hires Timothy Potts as new director
Culture MonsterThe Getty Museum's Jim Cuno announces his decision to hire Timothy Potts as his new museum director, effective in September.... -
The Getty Museum has a new director but an old problem
Culture MonsterChristopher Knight looks at the structural problem facing the Getty Museum's new director, Timothy Potts.... -
Northwestern music student hits high note with astrophysics
TribLocal - EvanstonIt’s a 10 minute walk from Northwestern University’s music building to its physics building. Some might think the two subjects are worlds apart. In his …... -
Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
World NowThe Archbishop of Canterbury announced Friday that he would step down from his post at the end of the year. Rowan Williams, the leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, is resigning as Anglicans squabble over the role of women and gays and lesbians... -
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The Age of Movies
The Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
Edited by Sanford Schwartz
Library of America, $40
Witty, entertaining and often exhilarating, this wide-ranging collection of pieces captures the film critic at her best.
Alice James
A...Tags: P.J. O'Rourke, Awards and Prizes, Howard Cosell, Betty White, John Lithgow
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International theater group to perform 'Macbeth' Sept. 10 at HCC
Hagerstown Community College will host the international theater group Cambridge American Stage Tour Saturday, Sept. 10, at HCC’s Alumni Amphitheater, where the group will perform William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.” Founded in 2000,...Tags: William Shakespeare, Education, Colleges and Universities, Frostburg State University
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Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Cambridge, England
ReutersCAMBRIDGE (Reuters) - Got 48 hours to explore the colleges, pubs, green spaces and leafy towpaths of Cambridge, England? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors get the most out of a visit to the city that is home to one of world's...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Francis Bacon, Hugh Laurie, Cambridge (England)
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