U.S.

Swampland

Are Dems Being Honest on the Breast-Cancer Report?

If health reform legislation is going to require insurers to start fully covering preventive services on a federal level, some entity has to decide what procedures fit into this category Read more

Business & Technology

Techland

The Six Greatest Fantasy Novels of All Time

While I knew it was basically impossible to make a list like that, I didn't realize it would be that impossible Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Adam Lambert Too — Ahem — 'Controversial' for GMA

Good Morning America canceled Lambert's scheduled performance tomorrow, after the AMA performance in which Lambert groped dancers, kissed a male musician and shoved a male dancer's face into his crotch. Read more

Health & Science

Wellness

How Black Is Obama? The Politics of Perceiving Skin Color

Whether or not you agree with Barack Obama's politics may influence how dark- or light-skinned you think he is, according to a new study. Read more

Entertainment

Looking Around

An Art & Architecture Blog Is Laid to Rest

Okay, apologies to the spirit of George Harrison for that one, but it sums up the purpose of today's post — to lay "Looking Around" to rest. Read more

U.S.

The Detroit Blog

Detroit Documentary Takes Award

Congratulations go out to Mascha and Manfred Poppenk, the two Dutch documentary filmmakers who created Grown in Detroit. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

Good Numbers on Housing; Not So Good on GDP

Barbara can have her upbeat housing statistics. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis delivered a downer today, revising its estimate of third-quarter GDP growth from 3.5% to 2.8%. Read more

It's Your Money

Must-See Recession-Era TV: The Credit Card Game

Based on the economy, the job market, and what you'll see on The Card Game, using cash rather than credit cards is a prudent move Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

President Obama speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House. View more

Don't take the bait.

• - Posted by slowp on Swampland in response to Karen Tumulty's post "Health Care: The Industry Steps Up. Maybe"