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  • Surrounded by mirrors, does it matter?

    Surrounded by mirrors, does it matter?0

    Sitting in a doctor’s office recently, I glanced over and saw this advertisement:  Unfortunately for CoolSculpting, I did not go any further to learn about how I could “eliminate stubborn fat without surgery or downtime and feel great from every angle.” I did on the other hand recall Christopher Lasch’s points about mirrors in The

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  • Surprising Parenting Advice From ‘Vanity Fair’

    Surprising Parenting Advice From ‘Vanity Fair’0

    Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, is a classic of English literature. The novel, which was published in serial form starting in 1847, offers a satirical look at society, manners, and human weakness. The plot centers on the scheming social climber Rebecca Sharp, and all the main characters are adults. However, over the course of

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  • Surprised (and Saddened) by Joy

    Surprised (and Saddened) by Joy0

    Out of My Bone: The Letters of Joy Davidman, ed. by Don W. King (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2009) I’ve spent the better part of my career as a historian and a writer, reading personal letters, memoirs, and autobiographies. I count it among one of the greatest pleasures in this life to be able to

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  • Surgeons in Canada are Harvesting Organs from Euthanised Patients

    Surgeons in Canada are Harvesting Organs from Euthanised Patients0

    Taking advantage of the country’s new law, Canadian transplant surgeons have harvested organs from dozens of euthanasia patients. According to the National Post, 26 people in Ontario who died by lethal injection have donated tissue or organs. This involved mostly corneas, skin, heart valves, bones and tendons. The National Post’s report only covered Ontario. Bioethicists,

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  • Surgeon: More People Requesting Sex Change Reversals (But No One’s Talking About It)

    Surgeon: More People Requesting Sex Change Reversals (But No One’s Talking About It)0

    Professor Miroslav Djordjevic, “the world-leading genital reconstructive surgeon,” has helped many people “transition” from living as a member of one sex to living as a member of the other. But now he finds that he’s getting more and more requests to reverse the procedure. It’s called “detransitioning,” and is a growing and controversial phenomenon. So

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  • Surgeon: Medicine Is Lost in the Wilderness

    Surgeon: Medicine Is Lost in the Wilderness9

    I once was proud of my profession. I spent over 40 years as a clinician, educator, and researcher and for most of that time thought I was engaged in a noble calling. But all that has changed in the last 3 years. Medicine is lost in The Wilderness. There were warning signals, to be sure.

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