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...distinctly American one; in no other country are lawsuits so prevalent as in America, where, according to Citizens for a Sound Economy, a lawsuit is filed every ten seconds of every working hour. These lawsuits are a problem, and not simply because they give cynical Canadians (like me) fodder for making fun of American culture. By perpetuating a mindset that is over-eager to assign blame to others, frivolous lawsuits are exceedingly costly, and give Americans a great excuse not to take ownership of their own lives and fates...
...Bronze Plan: If you’re just looking for cannon-fodder, try sophomores who participated in e-Recruiting. The student body generally looks down on them, and none of them have jobs anyway because they ignored application guidelines...
Since the meteoric rise of Britain's "Naked Chef," Jamie Oliver (nicknamed for the simplicity of his food, not a lack of wardrobe), the Food Network has been looking for a hip, young American equivalent. As stars like Emeril become familiar fodder for foodies--and slightly stale to some--the network's execs are hoping Lieberman will help carry the franchise forward. "We look at thousands of tapes, trying to find new cooking stars," says Bob Tuschman, the Food Network's director of daytime programming, who was impressed by Lieberman's boy-wonder cooking skills and boy-next-door charm...
...lust for adventure and attention, and he did not disappoint. Now, with Bill Clinton, America has for the first time since TR a former president who left the White House before age 55. One can only wonder whether Clinton’s post-presidency will produce such fascinating fodder for future biographers...
...Jing Huang, politics wasn't just dinner-table-discussion fodder. It was a family tradition. As the grandson of one of the founders of China's communist movement and the son of a leading leftist writer, Huang imbibed the virtues of Marxist thought early. But because of his family's privileged status in Beijing circles during the 1960s and '70s, he also read the uncensored news reports sent to his father before they were fed into the propaganda machine. During heated mealtime debates, Huang was soon taking the knowledge gleaned from those papers?and from hours spent listening...