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Prized Paleness Alex Perry's letter from Bombay, "Could You Please Make Me a Shade Lighter?" [Dec. 5], reported that the desire for a lighter skin color is a national obsession in India. But Indians are not the only people who view fair skin as an ideal. It is no...
Our annual roundup of the best new products and technological innovations prompted readers to share their excitement about the cool things that await them in the future - maybe even as a holiday gift. Some, however, were troubled by the ethical implications of the cloned dog Snuppy I truly enjoyed your...
Alex Perry's Letter From Bombay, "Could You Please Make Me a Shade Lighter?" [Dec. 5], reported that the desire for a lighter skin color is a national obsession in India. But Indians are not the only people who view fair skin as an ideal. It is no secret that...
Nobody has dreamed of building a better airship since the Hindenburg exploded in 1937, but aeronautics engineer Graham Dorrington has just that obsession. That makes him an ideal subject for one of director Werner Herzog's luminous studies of the peril that attends man's quest to tame nature--the...
Of course, not everyone thinks of it that way. For some, the Crimson comes first; it’s an obsession, coursing through their veins. But I’ve never been able to approach it as such. For me, it’s a constant balancing act, and I?...