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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Links to Your World, Tuesday August 30

Report: Male Hair Loss 7 Times More Painful Than Childbirth


“There is a lot going on in the brain,” Eagleman said. “You’re not just passively tracking the river of time. You’re actively constructing it" (Why Some Seconds Seem to Last Forever).


Photos of 5 stupidly precarious ways to use a ladder


You'll probably order Karl Marlantes' 2010 Matterhorn, as I did, or his forthcoming What It Is Like To Go To War, after reading this WSJ piece on heroism and who gets recognized for such.


"Does the secular left realize it has a civility and tolerance problem too?" Read Rod Dreher's excellent piece.


Very Clever: Not your ordinary wedding engagement photo shoot, this couple survives a Zombie attack in theirs.


"Responsible, self-governing citizens do not grow wild like blackberries. They are cultivated in institutions — families, religious communities and decent, orderly neighborhoods. And government has a limited but important role in reinforcing social norms and expectations — including laws against drugs and against the exploitation of men and women in the sex trade" (Michael Gerson, on why Libertarianism won't work).


Texas Sting Nets Tenth Abortionist





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