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Reason June 2009	The Calm Before the Storm The Age of Anxiety, Andrea Tone's revelatory history of tranquilizers in America, shows that a drug's reputation is a function of culture as much as chemistry.
Fast Company June 2009 Kate Rockwood	Here Comes the Bridal Business Here comes the bride! And another! And another! And another! June is peak season for getting hitched -- and for the lucrative nuptial industry, from gowns to flowers to catering. Here's a look at the facts and figures of weddings.
Popular Mechanics May 2009 Logan Ward	New Flying Car Aims to Save Lives in the Amazon The contraption looks like a dune buggy, but one with a propeller in back like an Everglades airboat and, billowing above, a rainbow-colored flex wing -- essentially a double-canopy parachute -- held aloft on a mast.
Financial Advisor May 2009 Evan Simonoff	The Big Reset Americans at all income levels are finding ways to enjoy themselves without spending at the breakneck pace they have in the past.
Reason May 2009 Jesse Walker	The Politics of Superheroes As the Bush years give way to the Obama era, there will be no shortage of superheroes at the cineplex. Both Iron Man 2 and Spider-Man 4 are in the works, and another Batman picture will surely appear as well. Want a map of the debates of the early 21st century? Watch these comic-book movies.
Reason May 2009 Brian Doherty	Yesterday Is Tomorrow Revisiting Annie as a new New Deal dawns
ifeminists April 20, 2009 Wendy McElroy	Good women must speak out Stand up for the values that have been ravaged by PC feminism: freedom of speech, parental control of children, the rights of men, and the ability to rise through merit alone.
Fast Company May 2009 Garth Stein	Seattle: City of the Year The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.
Fast Company May 2009 Dan Macsai	The Business of Barbecue As Memorial Day, the unofficial beginning of the summer grill season, looms, the BBQ industry remains red hot. Here's a tasting platter of stats.
Fast Company May 2009 Robert Safian	Letter From the Editor: What We Can't Live Without Whether it's TV, the iPod, or the automobile, technological breakthroughs can create demand out of thin air.
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