Today is World AIDS Day. A new Republican administration convenes in January. So it’s a good time to look at…
8 Health Insurers in 7 States Allegedly Discriminate Against HIV Patients
Cambridge, MA – A Harvard University healthcare advocacy group recently filed complaints against seven health insurers in eight states, claiming that…
Ben Stiller says an early PSA test (and surgery) saved his life
Actor Ben Stiller revealed last week that he is cancer-free after a controversial screening test diagnosed him with prostate cancer…
Evil Garden: An American family’s foray into Nazi Germany
Erik Larson’s “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin” makes for a captivating read.
Strange Brew: A toxic blend of master and follower
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master we have the promise of post War World II America beguiling two extremely flawed men: one a reckless alcoholic drifter, the other a manipulative cult leader. Both are looking for a fix.
John Brown’s Body: Revisiting a rebel’s raid
In Tony Horwitz’s “Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War,” Brown is humanized, demystified and maybe not so lunatic after all.
Take Me Out to the Numbers Game: “Moneyball”
If baseball is the every-man’s sport, “Moneyball” is the thinking-man’s movie.
Drive: What Motivates Us?
Daniel H. Pink’s wildly popular book, “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,” shows that truths we’ve long held about extrinsic rewards, especially in the workplace, are not so valid anymore.
Tea Tossing, Part 2
“The Tea Party is increasingly swimming against the tide of public opinion,” say Robert D. Putnam, a public policy professor at Harvard, and David E. Campbell, a political scientist at University of Norte Dame, in an August 16 New York Times op ed.
Ahoy Jane: Fonda’s Filmography Revisited
Two new books drop this month about Jane Fonda. One is Fonda’s umpteenth fitness-wellness book (Prime Time). The other is…
