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I’ve been wondering for years about something in our commonplace culture that encourages women to please men many times over before pleasing themselves. Everywhere I look American women wax, buff, dress skimpily and strut, offering transient enjoyment and asking for transient approval. (UPDATE: This was a bad lead. I should have made it clear that I'm talking only about a very specific style, not female beauty and adornment in general.
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Scientists have long tied diabetes to inflammtion—but a new study shows that an inflammatory protein can cure the disease in mice. 01.05.2012 A new study suggests that environment accounts for more than half of autism risk, while genes are responsible for about 40 percent. 01.05.2012 Simple maternal blood tests can detect Down syndrome five weeks earlier than existing tests, with no risk to the fetus. 01.05.2012 A 50-minute phone call boosts metabolism in the brain regions closest to the antenna, including areas involved in language, decision making, and emotional processing. 01.05.2012
James P. Carse taught at New York University for thirty years as the Professor of the History and Literature of Religion, and Director of the Religious Studies Program. He retired from the University in 1996. He is a writer and an artist, and lives in New York City and Massachusetts.
