Pittsburgh City Paper

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Talking Points

* "While some see the Civic Arena as B a symbol of innovation, others see it as a symbol of segregation. ... Some see [the construction of] the Civic Arena as showing great vision and leadership while others see it as failed planning. . . . We really don't know what we're getting in exchange for the loss of the arena. All we know for sure is we're getting a grassy field and not much else. Our question is, 'Are we making the same mistake again?'"

On the Record

[Lee Rainie], director of Pew Internet and American Life Project, is a socialmedia expert. What better way 2 interview him than on Twitter? How is that? The image I have in my head is ppl hunched over their iPhone or laptop not engaged w what's around them. Twitter is overloading, apparently. My answer to your last question is: Probably "yes," but it won't replace v2v and f2f interviews.

News of the Weird

China's dynamic economy has created Western-style insecurities, including young women's anxieties about beauty and self-improvement as they search for employment. Consequently, China has become the world's third-largest consumer of plastic-surgery services - with demand that perhaps challenges the supply of skilled surgeons. Women typically want wider eyes, "sliced" eyelids, narrower noses and jaws, and smaller chins, and both men and women seek height by attempting the painful (and usually u...