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A moral romp through the triumphs and travails of prominent Westerners.
by John Portmann
John Portmann is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. See full bio
July 7, 2008, Anxiety

Comments on "Good News for Narcissists!"

Good News for Narcissists!

By John E. Portmann, Ph.D. on July 7, 2008 in Saints and Scoundrels

Yes, you really can turn heads in your 40s (and 50s?). Now get to work! Read More

Dara is a woman-- how do you

Submitted by Anonymous on July 7, 2008 - 2:57pm.

Dara is a woman-- how do you figure she's an "Adonis"?

Women don't normally show ab

Submitted by John E. Portmann, Ph.D. on July 7, 2008 - 6:12pm.
Women don't normally show ab muscles; only unusually lean men do that. Take a look at the much-discussed photo from last week's New York Times Magazine; with those abs and those shoulders, she looks an awful lot like Adonis.

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