The FDA Doesn’t Want You to Unzip Your Genes
The Food and Drug Administration recently ordered 23andMe to stop selling its popular DIY genetic screening service which, with a simple saliva swab, promises to provide, the FDA notes, “health reports...
View ArticleObamacare Faces Further Supreme Court Test
The decision last year by the Supreme Court to deem Obamacare constitutional was thought to be the last word on the subject. But the legal battles are far from over. On Tuesday, the Court agreed to...
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Obama to Turkey: Don't Drop Dead
The votes are in, and your tribute is chosen. After launching a quickie website encouraging Americans to support their favorite turkey -- a Sophie's Choice between five-month-old males Caramel and...
View ArticleWild Turkeys From a Psych Hospital Drive New Yorkers Crazy
Barbara Laing takes a drag on a menthol cigarillo, maneuvering her maroon power chair between chalky piles of feral turkey feces strewn across the yard. Mr. Darcy, a teacup Yorkshire terrier in a...
View ArticleObama’s Chinese Checkers
This week’s American military pushback against China will trigger a major crisis that could, as long promised by President Obama, force America to “pivot” much of its attention to Asia. Or it could be...
View ArticleIn Hobby Lobby Case, Supremes Tackle The Soul of Corporations
Do corporations have religious rights? And if profit-making corporations enjoy religious rights, do those rights trump the legal rights of employees?This week the United States Supreme Court opened a...
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Going, Going. The Tragedy Behind a Sale of American Art
It is like something out of a Norman Rockwell painting. Picture this: Three feuding brothers stand at the back of an auction room and watch anxiously as famous pictures their father gave them go under...
View ArticleTwo Numbers: Why Health Insurance Is a Crummy Deal Most of the Time
Assuming the government can fix the Healthcare.gov website, millions of Americans will have to do something they’ve never done before: shop for a plan. This is where it gets tricky. Yes, insurance is...
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The Mother of All Thanksgivings
Google the word “Thanksgiving” and the Internet would have you believe it’s all about Thanksgivukkah, hellish travel plans, an arguably even more hellish Black Friday, football and how Miley Cyrus is...
View ArticleLeonard Bernstein’s False Confession to a Crime He Did Not Commit
Like many musicians, artists, and filmmakers in the 1950s, Leonard Bernstein, the flamboyant conductor of the New York Philharmonic and composer of West Side Story, was forced to defend his political...
View ArticleAmerica’s Obesity Epidemic May Be Caused By Its Favorite Drug
Your Thanksgiving dinner could be going to your thighs in more ways than one. Since low doses of antibiotics have been used to promote weight gain in food animals since the 1950s, it should come as no...
View ArticlePlus-Sized Women Want Yoga Chic, Too
Thanks to high-end workout gear line Lululemon, yoga is no longer just a spiritual discipline: It’s an aspirational branding opportunity. The company, founded in 2000, has a massive, cult-like...
View ArticleWatch Out, Watson. You've Got Competition
Since July, a computer in Pittsburgh has been doing nothing but looking at millions of pictures, 24/7. Each minute, it flips through another thousand images of mundane, everyday things like cars and...
View ArticleFindlay Prep: A Top High School Basketball Team, With No School
Late November augurs the start of the high school basketball season and with it, in our increasingly sports-obsessed ecosystem, national high school basketball rankings. USA Today provides a preseason...
View ArticleBehold! The 80th Eighth Wonder of the World!
With aching ankles and leaden thighs, I pressed my hands on top of my knees to hoist myself up above the last slippery boulder. Finally, there it was: the pinkish, other-worldly towers of Chile’s...
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Germany's Reputation Takes a Hit
In two weeks, Bettina Wulff will testify in the trial of her estranged husband, Christian Wulff, the former president of Germany who stands accused of taking bribes. The hearing is the latest in a long...
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Gadget Lust: The Breakfast Sandwich of Champions
I am of the school that believes you should be able to prepare and cook an entire three-course meal with just a sauté pan, a good chef’s knife, and a glass of decent wine. Any other tools are merely...
View ArticleHotels Contend With a Surge In Flash Travel
People often complain that life is complicated. They’re wrong. With the acceleration of information, the changing economy, the intricacies of global interconnectivity, and the massive upheaval in...
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The War Against Syria's Children
He was wandering through the dusty camp somewhere inside Syria like a shadow, his small, disfigured head covered by a blue sweatshirt. When he turned his scarred face towards the sun, it revealed a...
View ArticleChina's Biggest Bootlegs: Planes
China has big plans for planes. As recently reported in a Fortune cover story, its state-owned aviation plants are pouring billions of dollars into a determined effort to break their dependency on the...
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