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Adam Kirsch Pays a 100th Birthday Visit to MH Abrams, the Romanticist and Norton Anthology Editor - Tablet Magazine

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 07:00

Adam Kirsch Pays a 100th Birthday Visit to MH Abrams, the Romanticist and Norton Anthology Editor  Tablet MagazineM.H. Abrams, the distinguished literary critic, died April 22, at age 102. This appraisal of the man and his work by Tablet's Adam Kirsch originally appeared on ...

How Jonah Lehrer Recycled His Own Material for Imagine - Reluctant Habits

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 06/20/2012 - 07:00

How Jonah Lehrer Recycled His Own Material for Imagine  Reluctant HabitsJonah Lehrer didn't just borrow his own passages for The New Yorker. Our investigation reveals how he repurposed his own material for a large chunk of his ...

Stunning Photos: the Ruins of the Great Catskills Resorts, Like Grossinger's and the Concord - Tablet Magazine

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 07:00

Stunning Photos: the Ruins of the Great Catskills Resorts, Like Grossinger's and the Concord  Tablet MagazineI grew up in “the mountains” or, as others called it, “the country”—as if no other mountain or country existed. In fact, it was Sullivan County, N.Y., about 90 miles ...

Minor Transgressions - New York Times

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 06/11/2012 - 07:00

Minor Transgressions  New York TimesThe author of a book about the Talmud provides its judgment on moral lapses.

10 Natural Ways to Beat the Blues - Everyday Health

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 20:14

10 Natural Ways to Beat the Blues  Everyday HealthEveryone gets the blues from time to time. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, major depressive disorder (also known as depression) ...

Awake Series Finale Recap: Green Means Go - TVLine

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 07:00

Awake Series Finale Recap: Green Means Go  TVLineThe following recap, by the very definition of the word "recap," contains major spoilers from the Awake series finale. It'd be a fool's errand to ably dissect what just ...

Torrey's Anatomy of an Epidemic Review - Mad In America

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:00

Torrey's Anatomy of an Epidemic Review  Mad In AmericaE. Fuller Torrey, through his Treatment Advocacy Center, is the country's most prominent advocate for outpatient commitment laws, which typically force people ...

Why Jews Make Good Therapy Patients - Pacific Standard

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:00

Why Jews Make Good Therapy Patients  Pacific StandardA study of elderly New Yorkers found Jews are more open to sharing their feelings and concerns, and more confident in a therapist's ability to help.

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