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Lisa Robinson: Boogie Nights
It became known, and ultimately reviled, as Disco. But the music that surged out of gay underground New York clubs such as the Loft and 12 West in the early 70s was the sound of those who wanted to dance, dance, dance.
2010-01-24 to bestof, disco, history, music by soobrosa
Janet Maslin: A Quest for Knowledge Inspired by a Devastating Loss
One in three of us will develop cancer in our lifetimes.
2010-01-02 to books, cancer, history, medicine, science, story by soobrosa
Douglas Rushkoff: Economics is not natural science
The first innovation was to centralize currency. What better way for the already rich to maintain their wealth than to make money scarce?
2009-11-01 to bestof, books, business, currency, economics, history, middle class, society by soobrosa
Caleb Crain: Bootylicious
What do the pirates of yore tell us about their modern counterparts?
2009-10-11 to bestof, counterculture, democracy, history, outlaws, pirates, politics, society by soobrosa
Atul Gawande: The Score
After Apgar, obstetricians decided that they needed a simpler, more predictable way to intervene when a laboring mother ran into trouble. They found it in the Cesarean section.
2009-09-27 to bestof, birth, child, children, history, labor, medicine, mother by soobrosa
Levin-Wilson: How Is America Going To End?
The apocalypse you chose. Plus, the end-of-America social network.
2009-09-19 to bestof, future, futurology, history, scenario by soobrosa
John Homans: The Kids Are—Yawn—Alright
Teenagers assumed their current form in 1945, says Teenage. No wonder their antics can seem a little stale.
2009-09-19 to bestof, books, history, review, society, teenage by soobrosa
Erin Biba: Amber Ale - Brewing Beer from 45-Million-Year-Old Yeast
This was the closest humanity had come to the discovery imagined in Jurassic Park.
2009-07-25 to bestof, biology, cloning, drink, genetics, history, science by soobrosa
Georgian splendour
As spring begins, the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death is being honoured with a glorious splurge of his music.
2009-06-01 to bestof, classic, history, music, portrait by soobrosa
Mark Milian: Why text messages are limited to 160 characters
For one, they found that postcards often contained fewer than 150 characters. Second, they analyzed a set of messages sent through Telex.
2009-05-06 to bestof, history, mobile, standards, technology by soobrosa

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