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Megan Bachelder
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Gina Barreca: The time I ran naked down the streets of Brooklyn, and other embarrassing moments
Embarrassing yourself is bad. Embarrassing someone you care about is worse. If a person you love or respect is ashamed of you, a kind of emotional math gets factored in whereby the misery you create is not only doubled, but also multiplied exponentially — and into eternity. It’s one of the reasons embarrassing moments are […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
View from Away: Heart disease holds on as top killer
If you’re one of the evidently healthy people who has decided that 50 is the new 40, here’s a dose of sobering news. The big decline in deaths due to heart disease that the U.S. has enjoyed over much of the past century has slowed to a crawl. And for one age group — middle-aged […]
