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Lessons from Santorum: You Don't Have to Win to Set the Agenda
Santorum has achieved the best-case scenario of a longshot candidate: making a mark on the national conversation.
Business
The Upside—and Downsides—of QR Codes
Why advertise your site when you can send someone directly there?
News
The Upside of the Supercommittee's Failure: A Real Debate on Tax Cuts
We're much more likely to get a good deal from next year's election than from some "grand bargain" from the super committee.
Lifestyle
The Upside of Sexual Objectification
When we perceive a woman through her body, she appears "more capable of pain, pleasure, desire, sensation, and emotion but lacking in agency."
Technology
The Upside of That Blackberry Outage: Fewer Car Crashes
It turns out some people benefited greatly from BlackBerry's wide-scale service outage: Drivers in the Middle East.
Culture
The Upside of The Help Controversy: It Made Us Talk About Race
The Help has been accused of revisionism and racism. But it's also made a young black media activist want to record her grandma's story.
News
The Upside of the Debt Debacle: Taking the "Long View" Seriously
The debt crisis was nothing but political theater, but wouldn't it be great if more issues got the "think of your grandchildren" treatment?
Environment
The Upside of the Netflix Price Hike
In the long term, streaming rather than shipping videos could help us all be that much more green.
Lifestyle
The Upside of Tanning
Suntanning may get a bad rap, but it's also nature's best source of vitamin D. That, and other reasons why soaking up the rays isn't all bad.
Lifestyle
The Upside of Cigarettes
New research suggests that nicotine may hold the key to weight loss medicine. That, and other reasons cigarettes aren't all bad.
