Michael Hemmingson (UCSD): Anthropology of the Memorial: Observations and Reflections on American Cultural Rituals Associated with Death. If mating is partly about choosing half the genome of your children, do your potential partners in parenting have an obligation to disclose that they have had so much “work” done on their face and body that they now look nothing like their original phenotype?" A suspicion of beauty is vital if one hopes to have any relation to it that isn't completely compromised; as Walter Benjamin said, beauty is the other side of the coin of injustice. From The Smart Set, sorry, Peter Pan, but I'm Skipping you in a Jif: Peanut butter is a life or death matter; and in 2004, Malcolm Gladwell predicted a ketchup renaissance; five years later, at the height of tomato season, where do we stand? We can say for certain is that, in the context of the political debate in Washington, the impact of tax changes is almost always overstated. Do people take out payday loans because they're desperate — or because they don't understand the terms? High Frequency Trading: You might not have heard of it now, but get ready, because it's going to be everywhere in the next few weeks (and more and more). Bowling, basketball, BCS, baseball, and birdies: A look at Obama’s use of sport to connect.
