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...House of Cards" paints a sad picture of two people who allegedly followed all the rules yet are still in jeopardy of losing their homes, but I'm short on sympathy [March 9]. My grandfather had a rule, and it was to never spend capital gains on disposables. In other words, don't cash out of real estate to buy junk you don't need. Paula Stevens refinanced three times so she could spend freely on "clothes and gear for her girls"? Are you kidding me? Sorry, but while there certainly are legitimate cases of distressed homeowners, many refinance-based...
Late night munching, however, is a sad affair. The average brain break is abysmal after 9 p.m. Quad life is one far away from any late-night food establishment, and night owls either become vending machine regulars or takeout speed-dial savants...
...stem cell research. The announcement set the chattering classes aflame. House minority leader John Boehner accused Obama of “further dividing our nation at a time when we need greater unity.” A senior U.S. cardinal called it a “sad victory of politics over science and ethics.” Others, many of whom support stem cell research, responded with particular fervor to Obama’s claim that he was putting science before politics. The Washington Post’s Charles Krauthammer called the address an “outrage?...
...what about bad emotions? When you feel so sad or so angry that your heart "aches," could it actually be true? Two new studies add support to the theory that, yes, what goes on in your mind can, literally, break your heart. (Read "Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than...
...stake. Studies estimate that nearly 95% of music downloaded around the globe in 2008 - 40 billion files - was illegal. That would suggest that a ban in France might not actually help French artists too much because their work could still be pilfered elsewhere. But the sad truth is that royalties for presidential buddies like withered rocker Johnny Hallyday or comic actor Christian Clavier still do come primarily from France. After all, who else really wants their stuff in the first place...