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Are there significant differences in how men and women show one another that they care in a marriage?

Politicians everywhere take note: it pays to have a sense of humour. Barack Obama has one. Even George W. Bush had one.

A roundup of the latest news: how dollar stores can save you money; the babes in contention for a new Genie award; Apple announces when they will reveal the iPad 2; 2010 was the safest year in aviation history; and Canadians care more about global warming than Americans.

How do you rescue a loved one from a powerful and destructive addiction to alcohol, drugs or even food? If the answer was obvious many of us wouldn’t be pulling our hair out trying to come up with the magic solution to the problem, and few people would be stuck in the throes of an addiction.

What did your childhood bedroom look like? And how did it affect your perspective on issues of class as an adult? It’s a fascinating idea that documentary photographer James Mollison brings to life in a collection of photographs currently posted on the NY Times' website Lens (you can see it here).