We've combed through the past week's magazine articles to
recommend the best and most interesting. Please recommend
Hot Articles to your friends...
---Science---
New Scientist profiles the project of an artist who created
a transgenic rabbit, one that glows green under certain
lighting, in order to address the ethics of gene technology.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44581
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44581
More piscine gender-bending: Science News reports on
steroidal river pollution in the deep South that can
masculinize female fish.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44946
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U.S. News reports that British scientists are worried about
the sky falling -- that is, defending against space debris.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44981
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---The Internet---
The American Prospect explains why Internet filtering
software doesn't work and why libraries shouldn't be forced
to use it.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44583
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44583
A Microtimes article asks why privacy should always be
protected on the Web, taking the other side of a
much-discussed issue.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45081
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45081
In Web Techniques, web design guru Jakob Nielsen preaches
the gospel of usability.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45413
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45413
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---U.S. Politics, Society & Culture---
New Republic concludes that Tommy Thompson (tapped to run
the Department of Health and Human Services) may make
conservatives less happy than they think.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44703
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44703
New Mexico's maverick governor is trying to drastically
change his state's drug policy, Salon reports.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44905
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44905
U.S. News reports that "brain fingerprinting" is about to
get its first test in a criminal trial.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44986
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44986
New American interviews the last person to vote his
conscience over his party in the Electoral College, back in
1968.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45345
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45345
Sports Illustrated curses all the companies that impose
their names on sports stadiums.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45419
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45419
In a TIME piece, Conan O'Brien fondly recalls the presidency
of Bill Clinton.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44997
---Asian Business, Politics & Society---
FEER provides a critical look at Asia's political leaders
and why they haven't done better.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44740
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44740
Asia Street Intelligence analyzes the markets in Asia and
the impact of dot-coms on the region.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44765
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44765
According to FEER, demand is rising for jury trials in Asia,
where in many countries they do not exist.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44695
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44695
Asia Street Intelligence reports on the bizarre events that
continue to unfold on the Philippines Senate floor.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45342
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45342
---Poverty & Government---
A Weekly Standard article argues that impoverished third
world countries are kept down because of their own bad laws,
not bad culture.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45102
---Business---
The Industry Standard reports on new-economy companies that
are learning about labor laws the hard way.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45151
Will satellite services bring radio into its next golden
age? Fortune looks at two start-ups that hope to make it
happen.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45163
Mobile Computing shows how some companies that traditionally
haul around a lot of paper are benefitting from laptops,
wireless Internet, and digital photography.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44580
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44580
A Microtimes article shows how the metrics used to measure
e-businesses can be deceiving.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45078
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45078
---The Financial World---
Kiplinger's takes a critical look at stock analysts (can
anybody say "sell"?) and how to get timely information,
warning that reports on the Internet are often outdated.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44721
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44721
---Personal Finance---
Kiplinger's claims that the Web may not be your best option
for finding an auto loan.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44702
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44702
PC World rates a range of tax software.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44865
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44865
Doing your taxes now? PC World warns users of 3 potentially
onerous Microsoft Money 2001 bugs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44700
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44700
---Music---
Forbes has an introduction to rap music for... well...
people who read Forbes.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44658
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44658
---The Electricity Crisis---
Industry Standard discusses the power shortages and
impending utility bankruptcies plaguing California and,
potentially, other states as well.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45241
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45241
Forbes reports on the current state of and outlook for solar
power technology.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44744
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44744
---Health, Illness & Diet---
Nutrition Science explains how the body uses protein, how
much should be in your diet, and how best to get it.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44746
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44746
Askmen claims that canned foods can be part of a healthy
diet.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44683
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44683
---Education---
Education Week provides synopses of Bush's various
educational proposals.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45260
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45260
A U.S. News article shows how some colleges are turning to
old master plans to rearchitect their campuses.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=44983
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=44983
TIME reports on a charter school owned and run by a
university, dedicated to educating underserved minorities,
and aimed at increasing the college's minority admissions.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45050
Education Week reports on a study that finds high school
guidance counselors have little influence over students'
college choices.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45115
Education Week details the U.S. Army's ambitious online
university that is scheduled to open this month.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45229
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45229
---The Movies of 2000---
Entertainment Today's critics list their best and worst
films of 2000 and justify those picks.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=45307
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=45307
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