New Years Commentary

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Will Foreign Policy Get Even Sexier in 2009?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dubai, Cia, Middle East, Sex, Viagra, Afghanistan, Phil Bronstein, Foreign Policy, New Year's Commentary, Politics News

The line between punishment and reward can be confusing in any culture. Particularly when it comes to sex.

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Ten Green & Non-New-Agey Spiritual New Year's Resolutions. [Contribute Your Number One Aspiration]

Waylon Lewis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Green

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Yoga, New Year's Eve, Activism, Mountain Climbing, New Year's Resolution, Green, Bicycling, Meditation, Environmentalism, New Year's Commentary, Parenting, Green Living, Buddhism, 2009, Family, Green News

So what can you do, if you're concerned 1) about being truly happy inside and 2) helping everyone else and the outside world to be happy and healthy?

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The 'Market' Isn't So Wise After All

Thomas Frank | Posted 01.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Thomas Friedman, Economy, Stock Market, Laissez-Faire, Financial Crisis, New Year's Commentary, Free Market, Moody's, Business News

By and large the free-market medicine men seem determined to learn nothing from this awful year. Instead they repeat their incantations and retreat deeper into their dogma.

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Brand New (Year)

Molly Magid Hoagland | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Birth, Family Relationships, Siblings, Pregnancy, New Year, New Beginnings, New Baby, Brothers, New Year's Commentary, Living News

My younger boy just turned four, but the other day he fell asleep against my chest like an infant. He's now the age his older brother was when he was born.

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The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008

Jonah Peretti | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media

Read More: New Year's Commentary, Viral Video, Viral Email, Online, Buzzfeed, Lists, 2008, Penis Size, Lois Feldman, Montauk Monster, Chuck E. Cheese, Miley Cyrus, Russian Cheerleaders, John McCain, Disaster Girl, Miley Cyrus Topless Pictures, Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair, Obama Shirtless Photos, Man Throws Shoes at Bush, Obama Shirtless, Consequences of Gay Marriage, Bush Shoe, Sarah Palin, Gay Marriage, Most Viral Stories of 2008, Viral, Media News

The web changed forever the moment that Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush. Or at least it changed for two or three days as the animated gifs and games flooded the Internet.

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Teach Your Children Well: An Aging Rock Critic's Album of the Year

David Wild | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: One Hundred Greatest Album, Best Album of 2008, Home Before Dark Neil Young, Neil Young, Music, Best of 2008, Family, New Year's Commentary, Entertainment News

As a concerned parent now myself, I wanted to take just a moment to honor one box set that I feel every parent with any disposable income ought to invest in even during these very trying times.

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The Irrepressible Hope of a New Year

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Robert Frost, 2009 Predictions, 2009 Economy, Barack Obama, Recession, Inauguration, New Year's Commentary, Politics News

When friends and strangers greet each other this final day of the year, we optimistically say, "Happy New Year." This year, we can't wait for the New Year to start and the old year to retire.

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New Year's Resolutions

One For The Table | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Losing Weight, Laraine Newman, New Year's Eve, Magical Thinking, Going Vegan, New Year's Resolution, New Year's Commentary, Living News

I'd really like to lose 15, but I might lose 5. Either way, I need to feel good in my own skin and accept the fact that I'm not going to get any cuter.

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The Top 10 Worst Top 10 Lists of 2008

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 01.30.2009 | Style

Read More: Top Ten List, Grey's Anatomy, Hoaxes, Time Magazine, 2008, Humanitarian Crisis, Youtube, Spam, New Year, Pollution, David Letterman, Usenet, New Year's Commentary, Style News

A good top 10 list is relevant, a little nostalgic and interesting. But a bad top 10 list? Now that's just good fun.

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10 Phrases That Will Shape Politics In '09

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Media, Barack Obama, Framing, 2009, Sarah Palin, Sunlight, Phased Withdrawl, Under-Insured, 10 Political Phrases, Zero to Five, Shovel Ready, New Year's Commentary, Politics News

"Yes we can" -- three little words whose iconic status will take up a well-deserved spot for posterity alongside "I have a dream." Yep, 2008 was a big year -- but what can we expect in 2009?

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2009 Resolution: Learning to Want What I've Got

Perry Yeatman | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Overworked, Tips for Being Grateful, Shopping, New Years Commentary, Positive Outlook, New Years 2008, 2009, Recession, Happiness, Sheryl Crow, Recessionista, Recession Anxiety, 2008 New Year, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, New Years Resolution, New Year's Commentary, Living News

I, for one, have no interest in spending 2009 complaining about all that has gone wrong. I'd much rather focus on fixing things and trying to be happy.

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The Miracle New Year!

Crystal Smith | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Positive Thinking, Happiness, New Year's Resolution, President Obama, Recession Anxiety, Positivity, Positive Attitude, Recession Fears, New Years Commentary, Financial Crisis, Positive Outlook, Tips for Happiness, Living News

This is the year that negative attitudes will become a thing of the past and carrying the positive trait will be our ammunition in moving forward to bigger and more exciting challenges in life.

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Tai Chi for the New Year

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Yin/Yang, Mind/Body/Spirit, Tai Chi, Health, Traditional Chinese Medicine, New Year's Resolution, Daoism, Balance, Immunity, Blood Pressure, Immune System, Spirituality, Martial Arts, New Year's Commentary, Living News

Financial investments may disappear in a puff of smoke these days, but those made in our health and happiness keep paying dividends no matter what the financial or political climate.

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2009: Another Year of Living Dangerously

Eric Margolis | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, George Bush, Financial Crisis China, Darfur Genocide, Israel Lobby, Japan Stabbings, Obama, Iran, Mumbia Shooting, Tokyo Stabbing Spree, Japan New Ambassador, Cheney Iran, Israel Gaza, Gaza Strip, India Attacks, Nato, Uncle Sam, Financial Crisis, Dick Cheney Iraq, Iran Nuclear Program, Darfur Sudan, India Pakistan Relations, Somalia Pirates, Israel and Palestine Talks, Tokyo Stabbings, Financial Crisis Obama Mccain, FInancial Crisis White House, Gaza Airstrikes, Nuclear Power, Egypt Israel Gaza, Iraq War Funding, Egypt Emergency Laws, Russia Georgia War, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan Democracy, Afghanistan War, Pakistan Crisis, Iraq War, India Terrorism, Bush 2009 Budget, Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan Opposition, Somalia Government, Japan, Iraq, Israel Airstrikes, Obama Administration, Us Foreign Relations, Kim Jong Il, Bush Administration, New Year's Commentary, Ukraine, World News

The proud towers of Wall Street have fallen, disgorging packs of thieves and fraudsters. The mighty US suddenly exposed as the proverbial king without clothes. Uncle Sam is bankrupt.

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New Year's Resolution: To Be Happy in 2009, Stop Dieting!

Colleen Perry | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

In order to break out of our delusion, we must acknowledge the crucial fact regarding dieting and weight loss -- dieting does not work.

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Recession Proofing New Year's Resolutions

Donna Schaper | Posted 01.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Recession Fears, New Year's Resolution, New Years Eve, Letting Go, Recessionista, The Bible, New Years Eve Party, 2008 Recession, Financial Crisis, New Years Commentary, The Grand Canyon, Happiness, Happiness Tips, Living News

Revitalized expectations, even if they are "downsized," can offer more comfort than upsized expectations. When we let go, we ripen.

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Chances You'll Be Killed by an Asteroid in 2009

Keith Thomson | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

A computer video circulating the internet has rekindled fears that an asteroid will hit Earth and send mankind the way of the brontosaurus. Based on NASA projections, there is indeed a chance of this.

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Finding Peace Within for 2009

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Succeeding at Resolutions, Change, Ariane De Bonvoisin, New Year, Health, Inner Peace, 2008 New Year, Meditation, Spirituality, New Year's Commentary, Living News

If you're feeling anxious about the changes that will come your way, here are a few things you can do to welcome in the New Year with a sense of peace and calm.

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A New Year and a New Environment

Michael DeJong | Posted 01.28.2009 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Low-Flow Showerheads, Car Pool, Falwell, Fuel-Efficient, Faucet Aerators, Big Tent, Cheney, Bureau of Land Management, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Auld Lang Syne, Legacy, Endangered Species Act, Resolutions, Patriotic, Recycling, The Decider, Compassionate Conservatism, New Year’s Eve, Tap Water, Public Transportation, Environment, Rove, Junior, New Year's Commentary, Green News

Little measures -- recycling, driving a most fuel-efficient car, walking, biking or using public transit, and installing low-flow shower heads -- can make a huge difference.

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The Poet Behind "Auld Lang Syne"

John Lundberg | Posted 01.28.2009 | Style

Read More: New Years Eve, New Years Song, The Gaurdian, Robert Burns, Poems, Scottish Poet, Scotland, New Years, Auld Lang Syne, New Year's Commentary, Style News

When you raise your glass to celebrate the New Year, you'll probably be reciting a poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. And this January, there will be another reason to remember Burns.

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Toasting a Very Optimistic 2009!

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 01.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Yunus, Future of Capitalism, Utopia, Social Business, Madoff, Pyramid Schemes, Social Stock Market, New Year's Commentary, Business News

The events of these past months are showing us what to avoid in the future and how our actions and votes can make a difference.

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New Year/New World

Trey Ellis | Posted 01.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Year's Commentary, Obama Election Day, Cormac McCarthy, 2008 New Year, Barack Obama, Politics News

Christmas and New Year are too close together. It's too much. You can pretty much sleepwalk through the rest of the year ("I can't believe it's alrea...

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