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...epidemic shows no sign of abatement; in fact, it's spreading. The Chinese government reports that 60 million Chinese people are overweight--in a country that never had that problem before. The culprit: prosperity, which permits Chinese people to eat more fats and junk food, fewer grains and vegetables. In short, they can now eat just as irresponsibly as Americans. High blood pressure and diabetes are also up. In the U.S., the epicenter of the problem, a study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology offered the disturbing news that heart problems can be seen in obese teens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year In Medicine From A to Z | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

Fast Food Nation Fox Searchlight Directed by Richard Linklater 1 Star If “Super-Size Me” is the documentary version of street-corner proselytizing against evil corporate junk food, “Fast Food Nation” is its object-lesson counterpart, tediously preaching to the proverbial choir. Director Richard Linklater’s much-anticipated feature film “Fast Food Nation” is not a documentary. Rather, it is a fictional account that dramatizes the nonfiction book by the same name, written by Eric Schlosser, the film’s co-author...

Author: By Mollie K. Wright, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: "Fast Food Nation" | 11/16/2006 | See Source »

Nowadays, the dress makes no sense to me. People wear an unaccountably expensive piece of junk, produced by a company that has excellent labor practices yet also allows its female employees to give blowjobs to the CEO while he is in meetings...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: American Apparel: Not a Good Place to Shop | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...Stephen Malkmus and company hid themselves away in the studio and emerged with an album that was equal parts depressing and incomprehensible. Although it’s only 55 minutes long, it’s a chore to get through, even today.But somehow, in between awful junk like “Extradition” and “Flux = Rad,” the album has some of the band’s greatest triumphs. “AT&T” is one of Malkmus’ best love songs. “Half a Canyon?...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD OF THE WEEK: Pavement | 11/8/2006 | See Source »

...real estate--if you must in order to meet current expenses--and keep paying on the life policy. But if you're inclined to let your life insurance run out or surrender it for its cash value, consider a life settlement first. Like finding something of value amid the junk in your attic, you'll be happy you didn't just toss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Extra Value | 10/22/2006 | See Source »

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