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Harry Houdini: Why the world needs magicians

It's the 137th anniversary of the birth of Harry Houdini, an apt occasion to acknowledge the conjurers, escapologists, and prestidigitators who continually remind us that all is not what it seems.
Friggatriskaidekaphobia gotcha? No reason to fear Friday the 13th.

Friggatriskaidekaphobia, or fear of Friday the 13th, is not warranted, studies show. But researchers note some effects – such as lower economic productivity and stock market losses – as a result of superstition-induced changes in people's behavior.
US officials combat public's wariness of swine flu vaccine

With polls showing that Americans are concerned about the safety of the swine flu vaccine, government health officials are being dispatched across the US to make the case for vaccination.
Job skill for the times: coping with a layoff

Keys for pink-slip recipients include directness, dignity, and forward motion.
Shea Stadium leaves mark as a 'ballpark for the rest of us'

A raffish alternative to button-down Yankee Stadium, Shea, the home of the Mets, has always attracted a Kmart crowd, the kind of fan who has to go to the prom with a friend.
A Hmong refugee finds power in the written word

Kao Kalia Yang's memoir aims to make her people less 'invisible' to the world.
A Hmong refugee finds power in the written word

Kao Kalia Yang's memoir aims to make her people less 'invisible' to the world.
From the front line of the abortion wars

Susan Wicklund explores abortion and her role as a provider in a memoir that often surprises.
From the front line of the abortion wars

Susan Wicklund explores abortion and her role as a provider in a memoir that often surprises.