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by einbar 8-12-2008

Evolutionary biology holds that in any given population, extreme characteristics tend to fall away in favor of average ones. Birds with unusually long or short wings die more often "in storms. Human babies who are born larger or smaller than average are less likely to survive. The ability to form an average-mate template would have conveyed a singular survival advantage."

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POPS Sirens or Mermaids,beauty on the beach

by swampfoxz 7-26-2008

Beatrice Phillpotts, in her book Mermaids suggests that: Supremely beautiful, forever combing her hair, just beyond reach of men,

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POPS Children's Book Explains Mommy's Plastic Surgery

by dulios 4-16-2008

"I'm certainly not going to sit in judgment of those who get plastic surgery - but do we really have to teach our kids that we need it to 'feel better' and be 'beautiful'? Ugh."

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POPS Boys now feel the pressure of the beauty myth

by tabsey 12-8-2007

A readable article, which I don't feel able to comment on. Maybe biases from my era cause this. The same violence is there that I experienced with "bodgies" and "widgies".

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POPS Insights into 'Murrikka

by papananook 12-1-2007

I'm payin' attention...Naomi Wolf is very clear in her assessment of the "nation of sheep" and it's "shepherds".

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POPS Dracula's Castle up for Sale

by LisbethJ 10-6-2007

No Remarks

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POPS Full Moon

by tidbit2 8-26-2007

I feel the energy

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POPS Books like Harry Potter

by readforpleasure 7-14-2007

There's a longer list on the website. The NY Times says 3/4 of young Harry Potter readers are "interested in reading other books." Great--let's make sure they find some good ones!

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POPS jorie graham form/style

by poetrygeek87 5-30-2007

No Remarks

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POPS Cleopatra looks NO of Beauty!

by luixxiul 2-14-2007

Just astonishing!

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