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In its ambition to treat human infertility and genetic disorders, Madison Hospital Medical Center has pioneered advanced and acclaimed techniques for the early diagnosis and treatment of birth defects and inherited diseases. But in doing so, it may have crossed the line of what is considered ethically legitimate. [...] 
Sometimes the most riveting stories don’t need to be pieces of pure fictional fabrication populated by imaginary characters. In 2008, heart-attack and breast-cancer survivor Karen Baldwin decided to leave her San Francisco life behind and spend three months in a rural village in South Africa teaching English at a local elementary school. [...] 
Christmas wreaths and red bows will soon be taken down, leaving our bare walls to endure the rigors of the wintry winds. What about keeping that festive and warm spirit alive with few more holiday readings? [...] 
If the craziness of the New Year has you lounging around at home this weekend, below is a preview of some DVDs that are just being released: [...] 
While women have cornered the market of romantic fiction as authors and consumers since the days of English novelist Jane Austen, it is true that men may not be so thin on the ground of the romance industry as we normally think. Either writing under female pseudonyms (as in the case of Leigh Greenwood) or preserving their gender identity and writing openly about matters of the heart without fear of showing their most sensitive side (Nicholas Sparks above all others), male authors of mainstream romance represent a refreshing novelty in an ever-changing and yet unoriginal publishing world. One of the most recent examples of exquisitely romantic tales penned by a man is Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love by indie Rhode Island author Sebastian Cole. [...] 
As the New Year rolls in, Hollywood also brings to us new blockbusters. The cold winter months have many of us wanting to stay indoors, so below is a quick preview of some movies that are hitting theaters in January. [...] 
After a heated argument with her greedy and cynical brother Alan, a tearful and heartbroken Meg Campbell puts a sudden end to her Christmas visit, fleeing her parents’ home and heading back to Edinburgh where she works as a teacher. The cheerful holiday sentiment is now replaced by sadness and guilt as sharp as the wintry wind. [...] 
Missed JoJo? We almost forgot about her. Ms. Too Little Too Late dropped a new mix tape for committed fans just yesterday. Agápē, meaning love in Greek, is her second mix tape following her first two albums, The High Road being her last LP released in 2006. Shadowing a nasty battle with her late record label and trashing her more recent album effort, Jumping Trains, JoJo is back with a charming prelude to her much awaited third album set to emerge in 2013. [...] 
Always the nominee, never the winner, “Bride Wars” (2009) star Anne Hathaway has been repeatedly nominated for Hollywood’s most prestigious awards including the Screen Actors Guild, the Golden Globe and the Academy Award. Her impressive resume includes Disney’s “The Princess Diaries” franchise (2001 & 2004), “Brokeback Mountain” (2005), “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), “Rachel Getting Married” (2008) and “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012). [...] |
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January 4th, 2013 
Review Of To Sell Is Human By Daniel Pink
For anyone who’s thought about switching jobs or careers in the last few years – at least enough to pick up a book about it – the name “Daniel Pink” might ring a bell. The author of the New York Times’ best-selling Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Pink is back with his latest tome To Sell Is Human, out December 31. [...]