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Kid assassins in Sweden? Didn’t I read about this before?
Yes, I did! My informant was Harper’s Weekly Review. Who else would tell me about a Swedish…fad? movement? cult? involving teenage girls? That was in September of this year. Now, December, Harper’s has an update, of sorts: [I]n the latest … Continue reading
Posted in Crime & Punishment, Journalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged teenage Swedish assassins
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I’ve had a considerable shock. A fictional hero…isn’t.
When in England many years ago, I bought a pretty collection of five, wee, hard-cover novels. Each book, clad in a yellow dust jacket, measured 7 inches by 4.5 inches, more or less the size of my hand. Despite the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, The Facts of Life
Tagged "The Three Musketeers", "The Vicomte de Bragelonne", Alexandre Dumas, Aramis, Athos, Belle-Ile, Brittany, D'Artagnan, Fouquet, Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Michelin, Perplexity, Porthos, the Sun King, Wikipedia
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Is “concierge medicine” ethical?
This is what a New York Times reader asked the Times ethicist a few days ago: “Should I Feel Bad About Joining a Concierge Medical Practice? I can afford the membership fee, but I’m torn about the ethics of being part … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Medical care in the US, The Facts of Life
Tagged "concierge" medical practices, Kwame Anthony Appiah, nephrology, TV drug commercials
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