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How hookups and hang-ups delay manhood: From career aimlessness and unhealthy relationships to the beer and porn culture that defines Guyland, sociologist Michael Kimmel writes about why many young men are trapped between adolescence and adulthood. An excerpt. ›14:41 27 Aug, Wed
Flyings a literal headache for many travelers: Headaches associated with air travel appear to be a huge and painful problem, Israeli researchers report. ›12:44
Mom missing for 5 days found alive in ravine: Why is it so hard for men to grow up? Here, "Guyland" author and gender studies expert Michael Kimmel gets inside the male mind to explain why the Peter Pan complex is so hard to shake. ›14:40 27 Aug, Wed
AllDAY: Centenarian remembers "I have a dream": Della Jones, 105, remembers well Dr. Martin Luther King's speech, delivered 45 years ago today from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. ›11:41
Cells switch identity in biological breakthrough: Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. ›17:02 27 Aug, Wed
Fast food! Stewarts simple recipes: Planning a wedding away from home can be a challenge, but if you take advantage of the many resources available to you, the process can be smooth, and the event spectacular. ›17:49 26 Aug, Tue
Ga. town seeks scarecrow world record: A small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is, well, scary. In a bid to break a world record, residents are building hundreds of scarecrows . ›23:20 27 Aug, Wed
NYT: New hope 45 years after King's dream: Many veterans of the March on Washington will gather at televisions Thursday night and watch an event they would have considered impossible not just in 1963, but perhaps in 1983, or 1993. ›04:36
NYT: For a new political age, a self-made man: Some of the same qualities that have brought Barack Obama just one election away from the White House may be among his biggest obstacles to getting there. ›11:57
Biden stresses change and challenge: Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Wednesday night that the challenges America faces require "more than a good soldier" in the White House. ›03:47
Factory had tension between union, immigrants: Union bosses in this region of rural Mississippi have long grumbled that the largest factories here hire illegal immigrants, and that the immigrants were starting to get more overtime and supervisory positions. ›23:55 27 Aug, Wed
Advancing Atlantic swallows African village: The old shore road to Totope is now under the sea, and when developers began carving out another one, it was washed away so often they abandoned it. ›14:13 26 Aug, Tue
Mental ills may have an evolutionary upside: Natural selection wants us to be crazy at least a little bit. While true debilitating insanity is not nature's intention, many mental health issues may be byproducts of the over-functional human brain, some researchers claim. ›20:31 26 Aug, Tue
NYT: McCain to reveal his VP pick Friday: NYT: Senator John McCain has decided on his running mate, two Republican strategists in contact with Mr. McCains campaign said Wednesday. ›00:55
Slide show: Slide show: Celebrity men over 50: In his debut novel, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle," author David Wroblewski examines the limits of language and the elemental forces of love, loss and revenge. An excerpt. ›20:34 27 Aug, Wed
My wife and I dont have sex anymore: Many children are already having back problems. The reason: their backpacks weigh more than they do. TODAY technology editor Paul Hochman offers tips and guidelines to make sure they don't feel weighed down and overloaded at school. ›18:47 27 Aug, Wed
Singapore salon has $1,000-per-lb. teas: Have you backed yourself into a financial corner? TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky bails readers out with advice on debts, money markets, long-term care insurance and more. ›22:47 26 Aug, Tue
No mates, mate! 'Man drought' hits Australia: Love of her two young kids kept a 21-year-old mother alive five days in the hidden wreckage of her pickup truck, according to the man who found Amber Pennell: With the small children, she had the will to carry on. ›13:35 27 Aug, Wed
Feisty puppy scares off bears in back yard: A 15-pound cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Pawlee scared off a mother bear and her two cubs Sunday morning after they strayed into his owners' back yard. ›21:10 26 Aug, Tue
Census: Number of uninsured dropped in 2007: The Census Bureau reports that the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since the Bush administration took office. ›18:01 26 Aug, Tue
6-figure bonus: Easy come, easy go: Oklahoma officials say a typo resulted in a state employee receiving a bonus of $850,000 but it was only temporary. ›23:57 23 Aug, Sat
Play-by-play guide to tailgating: She doesn't want sex because there's no intimacy and he doesn't feel intimacy because there's no sex. What's a couple to do? Dr. Gail Saltz advises a man who longs to get physical with his own wife. ›18:40 27 Aug, Wed
Cat survives being walled in for 7 weeks: Martha Stewart wants to take some stuff off your plate, which is why she's sharing a week's worth of quick and easy dishes for dinner. Learn how to make her herb-crusted salmon, glazed pork chops, black-bean stew with rice, seared steaks with tomato salad and more. ›13:55 27 Aug, Wed
Obama seeks to woo nation with speech: It was 45-years-ago today that Martin Luther King gave his "I have a dream" speech. Tonight, Barack Obama will make history by accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for president. ›12:33
