In this week's issue: Paying for cheap long distance,
exotic fruit, code is the answer, and Saddam Hussein's odd
life.
---Animation---
Wired looks at why it's so challenging for digital animators
to make a human face that looks alive.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97709
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97709
---Business & Technology---
A Salon piece claims that telemarketing scammers and
slammers are the price we now must pay for our lower
long-distance bills.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97374
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97374
Salon looks at how e-mail is the favorite new tool of
corporate culture's guerrilla warriors.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97483
---Camping---
Popular Mechanics looks at three new high-tech tents
designed to withstand the extreme cold and high winds of
Everest expeditions.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97764
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97764
---Education---
A California school district plans to bar high school
seniors from the traditional graduation ceremony if they
don't come up with a plan for higher education or a career,
according to Salon.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97627
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97627
The U.S. Department of Education is trying to open the door
for single-sex public schools, reports Education Week.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97775
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97775
---Food---
A Men's Fitness piece gives readers an introduction to
several kinds of exotic fruit, including nutritional
information and serving suggestions.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97491
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97491
---Science---
The Scientist reviews the current state of biological
research into why aging occurs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97360
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97360
Will an AIDS vaccine be available anytime soon? A
Scientific American article looks at how close research is
to finding a cure.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97652
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97652
Stephen Wolfram's new book seeks to revolutionize science by
claiming that everything can be explained by a few lines of
computer code. Wired looks at the interesting history of
the book and its author.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97694
Buy A New Kind of Science:
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---Television---
The network evening news on TV is in a sorry state, reports
a New Republic article, treating viewers like "angry,
gullible ignoramuses."
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97534
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97534
---U.S. Politics & Society---
The Atlantic Monthly has a story on the competition for the
largest defense contract in history, the U.S. military's
Joint Strike Fighter program.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97745
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97745
---World Politics & Society---
"Black Hawk Down" author Mark Bowden reports on the (quite
odd) personal details of Iraqi tyrant Saddam Hussein's daily
life.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97555
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97555
According to a number of experts, Salon reports, militant
Islam is dying out. Unfortunately, it may strike many more
times as it expires.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97638
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97638
Slain Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn's influence will remain
strong for the foreseeable future, reports Time Europe.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=97684
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=97684
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