From The Simon, an article on baby naming trends: The heroic, the vapid and the aggravatingly androgynous. A review of Children at Play: An American History by Howard P. Chudacoff. There is now solid evidence that images of super-thin celebrities in the media have a direct effect on the well-being of teenagers. Rip Van Winkle Disease: Adolescents sleep for weeks solid, sometimes bingeing or becoming hypersexual. An article on the honor and toil of growing old: Bringing hope and action to the second half of life. A review of Caring for Mother: A Daughter's Long Goodbye by Virginia Stem Owens.
