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16 Points to Ponder
55 World Wide Weird
big idea
8 Happier
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ing sure no child
in Winnipeg goes
without a cake.
SUSAN PETERS
ask an expert
12 Is It Good to
Be Bored?
We ask John
Eastwood,
psychologist.
COURTNEY SHEA
13 things
14 Ways to Help Your
Pet Live Longer
ANNA-KAISA WALKERhealth
18 Is Activated
Charcoal Actually
Good for You?
It’s showing up in
toothpaste, sham-
poo and even in
our food. Here’s
what it really does.
REBECCA PHILPS
21 News From the
World of Medicine
SAMANTHA RIDEOUT
24 What’s Wrong
With Me?
A medical mystery
resolved.
LISA BENDALLreader’s digest
book club
96 Recipe for a
Perfect Wife
Each month,
we recommend
a new must-read.
EMILY LANDAU
98 Brainteasers
100 Trivia
101 Word Power
103 Sudoku
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Life’s Like That
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Down to Business
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As Kids See It
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