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...unsettling irritation and open with an already pleasant, natural-sounding progression of identifiable instruments and chords. While this album may be generally formulaic in its chaotic buildup of sound, it is apparent that Deacon knows quite well how successful his formula is. He has come to embrace a more mainstream pop aesthetic, which ultimately serves him well, but his sound remains decidedly irreverent, keeping him true to his roots. This balance ensures that “Bromst” marks Deacon’s successful shift towards more conventional techniques without any resulting loss of artistic integrity...

Author: By Victoria J. Benjamin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan Deacon | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

What's the best prognosis for autistic kids? For a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow. For a moderately autistic kid the best prognosis is full recovery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jenny McCarthy on Autism and Vaccines | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

...because, as past studies have shown, the higher your intelligence, the less sex you tend to have - and, therefore, the fewer kids you will have. The last 20 years have been a golden era for dorks as video games and graphic novels and software engineering have become respectable, even mainstream. But in the end, the brutish football players who tormented them in high school will likely win in the merciless world of genetic favor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Type A Personalities Have the Edge in Procreating | 3/31/2009 | See Source »

...Republicans latched on to the gap between Obama's budget request and the Democratic caucus' counteroffer as evidence that Obama's budget is "so far out of the mainstream" that even members of his own party won't support it, said Representative Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House. Almost all Republicans in both chambers oppose the budget, though there are a few moderates still making up their minds. "I intend to listen, and I intend to be willing to think about things," Senator Arlen Specter, a Pennsylvania Republican, told reporters on Wednesday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Budget Fight Starts with His Own Party | 3/26/2009 | See Source »

...West and viewed as a reformer. A speech in Rabat would resonate especially with North African nations like Algeria and Tunisia, where fundamentalism and terrorism are on the rise. But Morocco does not carry much clout in Islamic affairs. If Jakarta is too far east from the Muslim mainstream, then Rabat is too far west. (Read "Morocco's Gentle War on Terror...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 3/24/2009 | See Source »

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