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Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Greg Beato	The Fetishist Next Door By today's standards, even Betty Page's most extreme photos seem charmingly chaste. But if her power to shock has lost currency, the sensibility she displayed remains as contemporary as that other beautifully upholstered mid-century masterpiece, the Eames lounge chair.
Reason Aug/Sep 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward	From UNIVAC to Google A computer in every kitchen? Decades of devotion to our machines are paying dividends, and using a search engine to figure out what's for dinner certainly beats learning binary.
Finance & Development September 1, 2007 Bloom & Khanna	The Urban Revolution Rapid urbanization may prove a blessing, provided the world takes notice and plans accordingly.
IDB America August 2007 Alexandra Russell-Bitting	Young Costa Rican Artists: Nine Proposals Exhibit at IDB headquarters showcased the diversity and pluralism of Costa Rica's contemporary art scene.
Psychology Today Jul/Aug 2007 Miller & Kanazawa	Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature Like it or not, human nature is simply not politically correct. Men like blond bombshells (and women want to look like them)... Humans are naturally polygamous... Most women benefit from polygyny, while most men benefit from monogamy... etc.
Psychology Today Jul/Aug 2007 Anya Kamenetz	The Laws of Urban Energy The world is flatter than ever. But while technology may give us each the tools of creativity, it takes urban proximity and unpredictability to sharpen them.
Smithsonian September 2007 Joshua Hammer	Undaunted First Rory Stewart walked the breadth of Afghanistan. Then he took up a real challenge: restoring traditional architecture in Kabul. When Stewart is not overseeing his foundation, he is on the road wooing skeptics.
Smithsonian September 2007	The New Civil Service An excerpt from Rory Stewart's "The Places in Between," a best-selling work of travel literature based on the author's 600-mile walk across rural Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's fall.
Smithsonian September 2007 David Lamb	Singapore Swing Peaceful and prosperous, Southeast Asia's famously uptight nation has let its hair down.
Smithsonian September 2007 Lauren Wilcox	Going With the Grain On Minnesota lakes, Native Americans satisfy a growing hunger for "slow food" by harvesting authentically wild rice the old-fashioned way.
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