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...decade mark was observed last month in Philadelphia by the First World Congress on Positive Psychology, where it was clear that the field is flourishing, to use a favorite word of positive psychologists. Planners had hoped for 800 attendees and got twice that number, with psychologists, educators and students from more than 50 countries descending upon the City of Brotherly Love. There were signs that findings by positive psychology researchers had begun to influence economics, education and even government policy in some countries. But it was also clear that some of the heady findings from the infancy of the field...
...entire package was edited by editor-at-large Richard Lacayo, who also headed up last year's Making of America issue on Mark Twain. Deputy chief of reporters Andrea Dorfman and interns Rebecca Kaplan and Eric Dodds immersed themselves in F.D.R.'s career. Associate art director Andrée Kahlmorgan designed the package, artist Lon Tweeten produced the WW II graphic, and picture editor Deirdre Read tracked down the photographs that bring the past to life. Let unconquerable gladness dwell...
These worthy films were based on fact and told a microscopic truth, but they left untold the larger ache of an Iraq tour: how men in peril survive. Finally comes The Hurt Locker, a scary, thrilling patrol of those Baghdad streets by men who defuse IEDs. Written by journalist Mark Boal (whose reporting was the basis for Elah) and directed by action-movie maven Kathryn Bigelow, this film looks, feels and smells real; you'll need to rinse off the grit after seeing...
...spent the last five days of my life crying in Argentina.' MARK SANFORD, governor of South Carolina, admitting to an extramarital affair following a mysterious six-day disappearance...
...simply no such thing as a can’t-miss prospect. Injuries have dampened the statistics of many first overall picks before Strasburg—especially pitchers—either by limiting their playing time or by limiting their abilities. For example, 2001 second pick Mark Prior, the previous best pitching prospect ever and benefactor of the current record contract ($10.5 million), hasn’t played in a game since 2006. And 1997’s first pick, Matt Anderson, learned the hard way that a 100-mile-per-hour fastball is suddenly below average after losing your...