Julie Beck

Julie Beck appears in the following:

The United States of Hobbies

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

A cultural history of hobbies, and listeners share what they've taken up during the pandemic.

How #MeToo Has Affected Pop Culture History

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Why the books, movies and TV shows from pop culture’s archives look a little different now in the light of the #MeToo movement.

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How the Germanwings Crash Affects Our Notion of Suicide and Mental Illness

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The revelations that the Germanwings co-pilot who deliberately crashed the plane in the French Alps has sparked a debate on suicide, mental illness and how we deal with those issues.

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Why Work Out Till You Puke?

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Between Crossfit, P90X and the Tough Mudder races, extreme work outs (that sometimes cause participants to vomit or otherwise injure themselves) are growing in popularity. Julie Beck, senior associate health editor at The Atlantic, and Gretchen Reynolds, author of the "Phys Ed" column for the New York Times Well blog, explore the motivations behind this form of exercise and wonder if it's even healthy.

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