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Headlines for Friday, February 19, 2010

Weekend Edition

Web comic Zahra’s Paradise begins today, a “depiction of real Iranian life.”

New paper examines economic crisis cartoons of yesteryear.

Named one of the most innovative companies of 2010, how Wal-Mart triggers significant, positive change.

Despite wealth and innovation, Inner Mongolia fails to retain citizens.

Analysis: What makes cities happy.

West Virginia, Indiana top list of states with the most smokers.

Prosthetic foot uses energy lost in walking.

Exceptional bird photos.

Slideshow: Obama feigns interest in mundane things.

For this month’s “Of Recent Note,” tell us: Who is your favorite President of the United States?

Brazil, home to the world’s largest commercial cattle herd, makes its mark in American rodeo.

Gamblers are too busy gambling to be studied by psychologists.

Related: Unusual essentials for worst-case scenarios include beer and glow bracelets.

He had lost 10 pounds but had suffered from neither frostbite nor hypothermia. How to survive disasters.

For parents: How to tell if you’re raising a douchebag.

A life-size optical illusion from New Zealand.

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