From Smithsonian, sleeping with cannibals: A reporter gets up close and personal with New Guinea natives who say they still eat their fellow tribesmen; and Christians in Ethiopia have long claimed to have the ark of the covenant. A look at how Dubai built it and the world did come. Love at your fingertips: Texting changes the rules of courtship in the Philippines. Most eligible world leaders: Now that French President Nicolas Sarkozy is single again, Foreign Policy takes a look at a few of the other world leaders whose affections may be up for grabs. From Discover, here are 20 things you didn't know about gold and snow. A review of A History of the Snowman: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market by Bob Eckstein. Shankar Vedantam on the Christmastime self-esteem paradox. An interview with Gary Taubes, author of Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease. A review of Sticks and Stones: The Philosophy of Insults by Joel Feinberg. All the Rage: Why everyone is so angry and why we must calm down. Michael Shermer reviews The Secret. A review of Who Moved My Secret? The Ancient Wisdom That Tells You It's Okay to Be Greedy by Jim Gerard. An interview with Wynton Marsalis: "A [rap star] from Something Housing Project is going to tell me what it is to be black?" Ring master: High flying, visual acrobatics, visceral shocks – Russia’s greatest director used the tricks of the circus to captivate the crowds. After decades of searching, scientists have found no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence; now, some of them hope to make contact by broadcasting messages to the stars — are we prepared for an answer?
