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Health & Wellness
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Stopping Sleepiness
The hunt is on for a so-called biomarker to gauge how sleepy a person really is—and what that means for his or her health.
Super Bowl
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The Heart of a Giant Win
In an era of unemotional, statistical analysis, in which intangibles have been pushed aside for numerical truths, it can't come down to heart, can it?
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Breaking Down the Bizarre Ending
With a little more than a minute to go in Sunday night's Super Bowl, the football game of the year got deeply weird.
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One Giant Partnership
Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning belong in the pantheon of great Coach-quarterback duos.
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Forget XLVI, Let's Talk XLVII
The Giants are already being asked about next Super Bowl.
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Sports
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Court Strips Contador of 2010 Tour de France Title
Elite cyclist Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 Tour de France victory after being found guilty of doping charges, an international sports arbitration court announced.
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The Regular Season Is for Suckers
Maybe one of these years, the Super Bowl champion will actually be the team that had the best season. The way things have been going, though, maybe not.
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Tech
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Tech Geeks Give Themselves a Charge
Any geek can tell you that battery life hasn't kept up with gadget innovations. But not to worry: Inventors are figuring out how to turn geeks into batteries.
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Arts & Entertainment
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Go East, Monsieur
American Symphony Orchestra's program, "Orientalism in France," at Carnegie Hall Friday, evokes the color, beauty and atmosphere of the region as composed for a Western sensibility.
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Rudy Van Gelder: New Jersey Jazz Revolution
Rudy Van Gelder has been an engineer to the jazz greats, forever changing the way sound is recorded in the studio. On Saturday the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences will honor Mr. Van Gelder with a Trustees Award.
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Hollywood Is Going to the Dogs
Before the Oscars, before the Westminster Dog Show, there will be the Golden Collar Awards.
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Disney, Univision Mull News Channel
Walt Disney and Univision are in talks to create a new 24-hour cable-news channel that will broadcast in English.
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Fashion
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Ruckus Over Designer Gear for Obama
Obama's re-election campaign plans to begin selling campaign-themed items designed by more than two dozen famous designers. Republicans contend the sale might violate campaign-finance rules.
Health & Wellness
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Dogs Get Cancer, Hold Clues to Cures
Personalized medicine is expected someday to give a big boost to treating cancer. Researchers are hoping to speed up those therapeutic benefits by testing the concept in another group: pet dogs.
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Speaking Up Is Hard to Do: Researchers Explain Why
Have you ever clammed up in a meeting for fear of saying something stupid? Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute offer an explanation of why many people become, in effect, less intelligent in small group settings.
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A Bite as Healthy as Their Bark
Pet dental health, largely ignored by many owners, is moving into the spotlight. Many veterinarians are recommending you brush your pet's teeth, daily, like you do your own. Aches & Claims looks at the range of dental products for pets.
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Who Really Shouldn't Eat Gluten
A group of experts is proposing a new classification system for the gluten-related disorders plaguing a growing number of people world-wide.
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What's Your Workout?
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Keeping Up With the Guys on a Snowmobile
Pastry chef Amanda Tutone stands out among the packs of snowmobilers in the Colorado Rockies. The petite 27-year-old is usually dressed head to toe in hot pink and is often the sole woman snowmobiling.
Books
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Why French Parents Are Superior
While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying "non" with authority.
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The Secret Appeal of 'Downton Abbey'
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It's Too Easy Being Green
Arts & Entertainment
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For R.E.M. Fans, Famous Trestle Faces Day of Reckoning
An old train trestle that appeared on the back cover of an R.E.M. album is crumbling, prompting some fans to try to preserve it—before its day of reckoning.
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Action Film 'Chronicle' Leads Weekend Sales
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Animator Looks to Break Through
Food & Drink
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Get Your Goat On
See for yourself why everybody's new favorite meat has two horns and a goatee.
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Brussels Sprouts and Pork Bone Broth
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The Tailgaters' Favorite Gone Frou-Frou
Fashion
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Hybrid All-Stars
High-top work shoes and brogues get a new bounce in their step with sneaker soles.
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Free Taxi Ride for Fashion Week Comes With Option to Buy
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Costume Drama for the Oscars
Travel
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Around the World in Eight Days
A writer attempts an art-inspired challenge, traveling around the globe on a tight budget to visit all 11 Gagosian Galleries in hopes of winning a Damien Hirst print.
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Frequent-Flier Tax Traps
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The Tough Tactics to Avoid Luggage Check-In Fees
Autos
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Mazda3 Moves the Needle (Not the Gas One)
With the SkyActiv suite of fuel-saving technologies, the compact Mazda3's already-copious driving pleasure meets the bliss of spending less on gas, says Dan Neil.
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European Commuters Embrace Car-Sharing
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Mobile Hot Spots: Web Radio, Apps Move to the Dashboard
Homes & Garden
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Annabelle Selldorf on the Morgan Library
The New York architect does a close reading of the Morgan Library's lofty design.
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Shopping for Delftware
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Capturing Country-House Chic
Columns
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Bonds
By Elizabeth Bernstein
Speaking Up Is Hard to Do: Researchers Explain Why
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On style
By Christina Binkley
Polo Puzzle: What Goes Into a $155 Price Tag?
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Home land
By Caitlin Flanagan
The Secret of 'The Help': Envy
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Head case
By Jonah Lehrer
The Wall Street Gene
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The middle seat
By Scott McCartney
The Tough Tactics to Avoid Luggage Check-In Fees
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Film review
By Joe Morgenstern
'W.E.' Is a Messy Windsor Knot
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Golf journal
By John Paul Newport
The State of Golf in 2012
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Moving targets
By Joe Queenan
Biting Back at Hollywood's Animal Lies
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Mind & matter
By Matt Ridley
Did Early Humans Ride the Waves to Australia?
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Theater
By Terry Teachout
Still Angry After All These Years
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Eyes on the road
By Joseph B. White
Mobile Hot Spots: Web Radio, Apps Move to the Dashboard
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Why French Parents Are Superior
While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying "non" with authority.
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Costume Drama for the Oscars
No, you're not seeing double. The season, looks from the hottest Academy Awards hopefuls leap from the screen into your wardrobe.
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The Indy Victory Lap No One Expected
For the New York Giants, a season that began under a caution flag ended with victory in Indianapolis, with a 21-17 defeat of New England in Super Bowl XLVI.
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The Wall Street Gene
What makes a top trader? Researchers point to dopamine, says Jonah Lehrer.
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The 21 Rules of Surviving a Super Bowl Party
No shushing during commercials. Sweatpants: acceptable. Jason Gay on the code of conduct.
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Biting Back at Hollywood's Animal Lies
"The Grey" and its depiction of wolves is far from alone in offending, says Joe Queenan—movies get all kinds of animals grievously wrong. Pigs can't talk, for one thing.
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Don't Forget: Tips for Remembering
Exercises for boosting memory, from the book "Max Your Memory."
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February 2012
Anjelica Huston. Plus, Japan Does Everything Better, Francis Ford Coppola Builds a New Hotel, and Brian Grazer Takes a Nap.
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Heard on the Runway
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Gearing Up for New York Fashion Week, Counterfeit Gap Items Compete with Gucci, Rate the Best Super Bowl Ads
The Daily Thread, a style news round-up
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Wearable Graffiti (Photo)
Avant-garde cocktail hat designer Tessa Morehouse describes her look as Mary Poppins on acid. I think of it more as wearable graffiti. Either way, it's refreshing to see color and pattern celebrated on the wintry streets of New York.
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LVMH's Year 'of Global Prosperity,' Brunello Cucinelli to Go Public, Pinterest's Referral Traffic Numbers
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What's an Oscar Nomination Worth? A Sweatshirt, For Starters
Oscar-nominated actors including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Rooney Mara and Michelle Williams turned out for Monday's annual Academy Awards nominees luncheon, but perhaps the liveliest guest was producer Brian Grazer, who entertained the crowd with a tale of his Oscar mishap.
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'Smash,' Season Premiere: TV Recap
'Smash,' Season Premiere: TV Recap. After weeks and weeks of advertising, “Smash” premieres. The show seems to have a lot of promise, and the musical numbers dazzled.
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'The Voice,' Season 2, Episode 2, Blind Auditions: TV Recap
If Christina's get-ups monopolized the conversation for the first season of “The Voice,” it appears as though Cee Lo has been passed that torch for the second. The show opens with the four judges collaborating onstage, and Cee Lo is, for some inexplicable reason, wearing a sequined Snuggie. We urge him to patent this (coat? jumpsuit? matching pants and sweater combination?) immediately.
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At the End of the Day: 2/6/12
A daily roundup of links from the world of ideas.
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Is Marriage in Crisis?
The next event in the Ideas Market series is a discussion on the subject “Is Marriage in Crisis?"
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Does Medical Marijuana Reduce Suicides?
Researchers who previously found that medical marijuana reduced highway carnage say it reduces suicides, too.
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