Health, Fitness and Style
A White House Health Reform Reality Check, Hiking health insurance premiums 95 percent? Surgery vs. Abortions? Counseling to Die?
The White House Reality Check for Health Insurance Reform. FactCheck.org: The latest ad from the group Conservatives for Patients’ Rights claims that 'new rules could hike your health insurance premiums 95 percent.' That’s misleading.Bills pending in Congress – at least those that have made it through the committee level – don’t mention abortion at all. Furthermore, none of the bills call explicitly for cuts in Medicare coverage, or rationing under a public plan. False Euthanasia Claims - The claim that the House health care bill pushes suicide is nonsense. more »
Best Books About Science
The University of California, Berkeley, has published yet another annual list of best books, the 2009 list being designated as the best books about science. We've selected a few here from the University's list and reviews:
Why People Believe Weird Th… more »
Yinka Shonibare in Paris, Brooklyn and Newark
"The animated body language of the guests suggests a moment in which proper Victorian etiquette has been cast away as an indulgent celebration of prosperity tips toward misbehavior and even debauchery" more »
Calm Sea Palace at the Garden of Perfect Clarity*
"In the early 18th century, the theatre building itself acquired new importance as proof of courtly or civic power. A wave of building across Europe established the theatre types we know today." more »
