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Well: Phys Ed: Why Exercise Makes You Less Anxious
Thanks to improved research techniques and a growing understanding of the biochemistry and the genetics of thought itself, scientists are beginning to tease out how exercise remodels the brain, making it more stress-resistant.
A Crown Jewel of Education Struggles With Cuts
Students and faculty worry that deep budget cuts are pushing the University of California into decline.
David Brooks: What Geithner Got Right
Timothy F. Geithner, like others on the White House economic team, is pragmatic and responds flexibly to situations, and that approach has paid off during the economic crisis.
Paul Krugman: The Big Squander
By not extracting concessions from bankers during the rescue of A.I.G., policy makers undermined their own credibility — and put the broader economy at risk.
The Minimalist: 101 Head Starts on the Day
For cooks, most Thanksgiving problems are brought about by the number of dishes competing for the stove. The best solution is to make food in advance.
Back to Business: With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas
An effort by the F.H.A. to prop up real estate prices amid rising defaults has put taxpayers at risk.
Tips for the Admissions Test ... to Kindergarten
Test prep companies are catering to a new demographic: 3- and 4-year-olds.
Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
News Analysis: Screening Debate Reveals Culture Clash in Medicine
Backers of science-driven medicine cheered the new recommendations on cancer screening, while many patients still believe that more is always better.
36 Hours in Rajasthan, India
The country is modernizing rapidly, sometimes too fast, but this spectacular old region endures, evoking rulers with giant mustaches and spectacular forts and palaces.
Op-Ed Contributor: Addicted to Mammograms
The public has been led to believe that breast cancer tumors need to be found as early as possible, so convincing people that we are screening too much is an uphill battle.
Hacked E-Mails Fuel Climate Change Skeptics
Private messages hacked from a British university are causing a stir among global warming skeptics, who say they show a climate science conspiracy.
A Hamster Is the Season’s Hottest Toy
For girls, the season’s hottest toy is a set of fake hamsters; for boys, a series of battle cards and action figures inside small spheres.
Fitness: Is the Spirit of Competition in the Soul of Yoga?
Yoga enthusiasts are trying to build momentum for competitive yoga in the United States.
Raymond Carver’s Life and Stories
Carol Sklenicka’s biography and a long-overdue “Collected Stories” spotlight Carver’s growth as a writer and illuminate his poisonous relationship with the editor Gordon Lish.
Movie Review | 'Broken Embraces': Almodóvar’s Happy Agony, Swirling Amid Jealousy and Revenge
Can there be such a thing as exuberant melancholy? I can’t think of another way to describe the spirit of “Broken Embraces.”
Michigan Football Facing Hard Times on the Field and Off It
The Michigan Wolverines, who play rival Ohio State on Saturday, are 1-6 in the Big Ten and could have their first two consecutive losing seasons since 1963.
Duck! It’s the Holidays.
When families come together, rudeness is often served with the cranberries and yams.
Liberty, Equality, Gastronomy: Paris via a 19th-Century Guide
A food-obsessed traveler uses the Zagat guide of the Napoleonic era to explore the culinary wonders of this city in the 21st century.
The Breaking Point: Hospital Falters as Refuge for Illegal Immigrants
When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.
Art Review | 'The Origins of El Greco': Saints at a Cultural Crossroads
A lustrous exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center of Venetian Crete, where East met West, and artists painted the divine.
For the Volt, How’s Life After 40 (Miles)?
A reporter test drove a Chevrolet Volt to see how it performed after its electric power supply was depleted.
Raids Expose Soccer Fixing Across Europe
German law enforcement officials arrested 17 on Friday in connection with what was described as the biggest match-fixing scandal yet uncovered in European soccer.
Movie Review | 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon': Abstinence Makes the Heart ... Oh, You Know
The big tease turns into the long goodbye in “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Op-Ed Contributor: The Wet Side of the Moon
We can finally begin to think seriously about establishing a self-sufficient settlement on the Moon because of NASA’s discovery of large quantities of water there.
