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...their own; instead, they tend to make people more susceptible. And in places with genetically mixed populations, the complex interaction among genes makes it hard to find the risky ones. But in Iceland, with its uniform population and genealogies that show how everyone is related, risky genes tend to stand out. The country's meticulous medical records provide even more data...
...It’s my belief that those who stand out and prosper are those who transcend hip-hop’s often typical flakiness and irresponsibility,” he says. “They come into the studio, they do the shit—quickly and easily and well...
...sleeves billowing wide enough to reveal the same red beneath her clothing. The women aren’t naked, but the symbolism is embarrassingly so.Still, the women manage to leap over male-imposed hurdles—symbolized here by actual hurdles. In the end, Marshall and two other women stand on a podium with fists in the air. But the message here isn’t Black Power; it’s Girl Power. Unfortunately this all just distracts from what should be the focus here: Cat Power.—Patrick R. Chesnut
...thing I remember learning as a first-grader, and when someone did something especially commendable, the reward was always being named “line-leader”. We are conditioned to crave, love, and live the line. Lines can also be a very positive recreational force on society. Standing in line at CVS is the perfect time to check out the latest issue of People, and I’m not going to lie and say I haven’t made friends with people in line with me at Annenberg. Lines are also useful for eavesdropping, gossip...
...Still, the U.S., which has been caught off guard by everything from the flooding of New Orleans to the victory of Hamas, seemed stupefied to discover that the Yemenis were allowing the Al Qaeda prisoners to be housed together and to communicate freely. The lax security measures stand in sharp contrast to the isolation of prisoners kept at American-controlled facilities in Guantanamo Bay and around the globe. For its part, the Embassy of Yemen in Washington, D.C., did not return calls for comment. The U.S. is working closely with Saudi Arabia to find the escapees, said Townsend, a number...