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Learning from Our Fascination with Real and Fake

Our society's focus on what's "real" and what's "fake" helps explain the vast popularity of magic shows, of visual effects, of "Unsolved Mysteries," of tabloid magazines, and especially of professional wrestling. It's called the willing suspension of disbelief, the moment in which people can forget what they are watching "isn't real," even as they know it is. What can we learn from it?READ»

Crisis Buster Tip #1: What Did Mark Twain Say about the Current Economic Crisis?

Do you know your history? If you do, you have no reason for worry, for the current economic crisis is “just” a repetition of the past.READ»