Those sad stories There's recent wave of melodramatic films touching philosophical subjects, such as The Hours and the upcoming Far From Heaven, opting for a kind of cinema that aims at criticism without irony and at the viewers´ identification. Are melodramas becoming an effective way of landing on insightful analysis on our society's taboos? Find out more on the diet that could boost your longevity. Plus, eating raw broccoli, could be a new window on the fight against cancer. And a recent study exposes a new approach to brain's capability to recover. On Clonation Scientists have managed to take cells from the embryo of a mouse and convert them into heart muscle cells. Although the transplant is yet to be tested on humans, excitement grows bigger. To read more news on this topic, go here. On depression: A special report shows youngsters are growing more drawn to depression than before. And depression affects women about twice as often as men, but men have problems recognizing and treating it. On the war: The British and American military successes over the weekend have fuelled a surge in support of the war, according to a Guardian's poll.		April 11th, Friday, 2003, ip nº37 The coolness culture White Stripes: Same Old Colors Here a review on the latest album published by White Stripes, one of the hottest groups of the new retro-music wave. The article shows the adoration of form more than content. Plus Levi's winter campaign, based on going back to basics is search of one's own essence. In spite of The White Stripes' search of "good old rock and roll", the review points out the music's lack of heart and depth, something that could be observed pretty often in art, but also in life. After all aren't a good image, truthfulness and vanguard considered very important values today? Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/06/arts/music/06PARE.html?th Furthermore, it is said that going back to the origins allows us to reconnect to some "lost essence", the problem appears when trying to define what's essential for each of us, since we aren't all the same and not everybody is interested in embracing certain cultural legacies. Check out this campaign. Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_37_4.html And to verify the importance of tags and fashions, especially on youth, some comments by the lead singer of WS, Jack White. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/09/magazine/09QUESTIONS.html? Lying oneself, a way of shortening life? Living a lie seems to cause serious psychological damage and health problems Afterwards, on with the search of the repercussions that different cultural attitudes have on our organisms and therefore life expectancy, an article on what our lies cost our bodies. And though the article speaks of the phenomena more generally, it makes you wonder whether evading personal dissatisfaction and not facing situations is just as unhealthy as smoking, for instance. Has cynicism tangible consequences in our lives? Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_37_5.html Just want to be one of you Posthumous citizenship sought for troops Lastly the story of a Latino soldier who died in the battlefield, whose personal aspiration was to become an American citizen, and who's going to be granted it by the US government as a fulfillment of his last whish. A gesture that reveals the necessity of belonging, the part this plays in the formation of the identity, and the value social integration has in the US culture. Link: http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,438626,00.html Link: http://www.riorevuelto.org/news/ipmail_37_15.html Appeared in UsNews * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) .		You asked for it, you have it Here more info on the recent demand for history; now people can peer into more than 50 million historical records from Civil War battles to family immigration files uploaded this week. And in a refreshing new outlook, scientists are examining the potential advantages of discarding recollections, hoping their patients will focus on their present lives and what they can do to improve them. Be a student, be happy According to a new study higher education has incomparable advantages for society, and graduates have better lives, but aren't these studies kind of tricky, of course it would be lots of advantages for graduates in a culture that promotes university model. Privacy Issues Traveling not so private anymore? Travel industry databases are scaring the hell out of privacy advocates. Next, new rules on medical privacy prepare to revolutionaze the health care industry. Go to privacy concerns section, clicking here. On the Music Industry: Looking for a strong public message the RIAA is suing students for operating Napster-like file-sharing services on their campus. Singer Sinead O'Connor reconciles with her natal land, and actor Daniel Day Lewis explains the reasons behind his temporal retirement. Go to "burned out celebrities" section.