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Much has been made in recent weeks of the shared birthday of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, two juggernauts not only of their own age, but of all the years since. New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik explores their legacies in this book-length series of essays, focusing on their abilities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Darwin, Lincoln and the Modern World | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

1. On the origin of Lincoln's facility with words: "The frontier America of Lincoln's youth was first of all a rhetorical society, where the ability to speak in public, at length was central to social ambitions; giving a speech in 1838 in Illinois was the equivalent of putting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Darwin, Lincoln and the Modern World | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

The decrease in demand for workers and parts does have an upside for those still in the race. "The parts we buy are in some instances half-price from last year, so your $600,000 engine program may cost $300,000 this year," says Kalik. "Same engine, same everything - just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Daytona Drag: NASCAR Tries to Outrace the Recession | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

Health, by definition, is the sine qua non of everything else. If you're dead, serenity is academic. So we convince ourselves that while our medicine is strong and our doctors are wise, our prayers may heal us too.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Biology of Belief | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

But a new generation of artisan winemakers is intent on fixing Beaujolais' bruised reputation. Three years ago, Marie-Elodie Zighera invested everything in her old family vineyard, Clos de Mez in Fleurie, determined "to change the image of the wines of Beaujolais." Her belief in the region's fare stems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Revival of Beaujolais | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

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