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Fat kids, silent parents
Amy Benfer
Hectored by experts and afraid of hurting their kids' self-esteem, parents of overweight children remain silent -- as the nation faces a youthful obesity crisis.
“Can Asians think?”
Suzy Hansen
Singapore's ambassador to the U.N. talks about his controversial new book and the gulf between Western and Eastern minds.
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Real Life Rock Top 10
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Egypt’s free pass
Cliff Rothman
Bush officials stand up for Afghan women. So why do they say nothing as Egypt jails and tortures gay men?
Mauling justice
Joan Walsh
Marjorie Knoller is guilty of being a loathsome creep. But she isn't guilty of second-degree murder -- and the gays celebrating her conviction are putting tribalism before justice.
Bush’s Middle East Band-Aid
Aluf Benn
Israeli politicians and analysts say that the U.S.'s sudden involvement is cosmetic and only designed to pave the way for an attack on Iraq.
Literary Daybook, March 21
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Real and imaginary events of interest to readers.
Must-see TV
Flore de Preneuf
For the human rights activist who organized last week's daring North Korean refugee escape, success hinged on having a worldwide audience.
Of hatred and innocence
Uju Asika
Filmmakers B.Z. Goldberg and Justine Shapiro discuss their Oscar-nominated "Promises," a wrenching and intimate portrait of the children of Jerusalem.
Denis Halliday
Hadani Ditmars
The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe.
“Jerusalem Calling” by Joel Schalit
Suzy Hansen
A disillusioned young Israeli living in the U.S. warns the American left that it's too reluctant to criticize religious fundamentalists -- including George Bush.
Is the WWF on the ropes?
Eric Boehlert
Sunday's Wrestlemania broadcast, with its much hyped match between Hulk Hogan and the Rock, might not have been enough to save Vince McMahon's crumbling empire.
“Jesus Christ Superstar”
Julene Snyder
Andrew Lloyd Webber's much-mocked rock opera is actually a classic work of '70s spiritual exploration -- and besides, Our Lord is hot.
Secular and deadly: The rise of the Martyrs Brigades
Ferry Biedermann
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant group associated with Arafat's Fatah faction, is supplanting Hamas as a crucial player in the bloody war between Palestinians and Israelis.
What’s a guy to do?
Cary Tennis
I'm exceptionally smart and well-educated, but I'm ugly and that's why cute girls don't go for me.
Invisible women
Stephanie Zacharek
Sure, Denzel and Will and Eddie have conquered Hollywood. But as Halle Berry's lonely Oscar nod makes all too clear, black actresses still get no respect in the movie biz.
Ticky-tacky houses from “The Painter of Light™”
Janelle Brown
Hiddenbrooke, a development "inspired" by Thomas Kinkade, ain't exactly ye olde quainte village it bills itself.
The Writer of Dreck™
Laura Miller
With his appalling new novel, Thomas Kinkade, "The Painter of Light™," makes a strong bid to become the world champion of vapid, money-grubbing kitsch.
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Confessions of a former celibate
Eugene Kennedy
A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood.
Shareholders in the Bank of Terror?
Lucy Komisar
A previously unpublished list reveals that backers of a bank that the U.S. says helped fund al-Qaida include prominent members of the Arab world.
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