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This is not a toy

From Chronicles of Love and Resentment, the hypothesis that all things human derive from a single event should prove increasingly productive beyond the humanistic sphere. More and more and more on Gary Marcus' Kluge. A review of Welfare Reform and Sexual Regulation by Anna Marie Smith. From Salon, using paper clips, chewing gum, chocolate and down-home ingenuity, MacGyver always saved the day — let's bring him back, and give him a girl. At the American Enterprise Institute and elsewhere, policy cooks are trying to whip up new solutions for conservatives disaffected with the Republican Party. In Vitro We Trust: Thirty years on, the fertility business could use some rethinking. Modern information societies require us to go beyond the “big man” approach to leadership. A review of Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam by Mark LeVine (and more). This is not a toy: An article on The Little Computer That Could. From The Nation, is the mortgage industry bankrupting black America? From Esquire, here's Stephen Colbert’s Guide to White Male Oppression (and an interview). From Air & Space, megalifters prove you’re never too fat to fly. An interview with Gustavo Arellano, the "Mexican" who has all the answers. A review of Going to Extremes by Barbara Ehrenreich and Deer Hunting With Jesus by Joe Bageant.