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Better than feeling wasteful

A new issue of the International Journal of Multicultural Education is out. From Judgment and Decision Making, Ross E. O’Hara (Dartmouth), Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke) and Nicholas A. Sinnott-Armstrong (Brown): Wording Effects in Moral Judgments; and Ro’i Zultan (UCL), Maya Bar-Hillel (HUJ) and Nitsan Guy: When Being Wasteful Appears Better than Feeling Wasteful: "Minimizing waste is economically and morally admirable, and not being a freier is good for the soul. What is remarkable is what people might sometimes prefer to endure rather than face up to occasional waste or the semblance thereof". Thomas J. Scheff on genuine romantic love: Attraction, attachment, and attunement. Sheena Iyengar on the culture and psychology of choice. From Vanity Fair, what do Arianna Huffington and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? William D. Cohan delves into a suit claiming that Huffington’s top-ranked Web site was two other people’s idea. From FP, unconventional wisdom: A special anniversary report challenging the world's most dangerous thinking. From Coca to Capital: The War on Drugs, together with unequal free trade legislation, have provided first world junkie-capitalism with the liquidity and "bio-tools" it needs to drive its delusional and unsustainable growth. Postmodernism's new typography: In an act of rebellion against the prevailing Sans serif aesthetic, designers looked to celebrate creativity in their digital fonts.