In this week's issue: The next great leap in special
effects, the next pandemic, what to do after the war, and
more.
---Film---
Wired has a preview of the "revolution" in cinematography to
appear in the upcoming sequel to The Matrix.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128341
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128341
---Health---
Time Europe reports that the SARS epidemic may be on the
wane, though it is by no means done killing victims.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128166
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128166
According to Time Asia, SARS is just one of many epidemics
to come from South China.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128241
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128241
According to a Reason article, the crackdown on OxyContin
abuse actually hurts patients in pain.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128222
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128222
---Identity Theft---
More and more parents in financial straits are stealing
their children's identities to run up more credit card debt,
reports US Banker.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128026
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128026
---Politics & Society---
An American Prospect article warns liberals not to be lured
by the appeal of the chimerical "post-ideological center."
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128190
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128190
Iraqi people will be better off after the war, contends an
Atlantic Unbound article, but the American people will not.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=127826
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=127826
A Money article looks at Americans' strange fascination with
really big things.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128164
---Science---
HHMI Bulletin reports that discoveries about the sleep
disorder narcolepsy may one day allow humans greater control
over when they sleep and how deeply.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=128246
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=128246
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