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Buy, Hold or Sell: The Bond Market Report

A stockbroker in action, seen here cornering the Brangelina market.

Whim co-founder and chief financial expert Paul L. Underwood analyzes the meet-markets to see which power couples are up and which are down.

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Whim #4.5 Preview – The Worst Guitarists of All-Time

Awful guitarist Jimmy Hendricks gets in tune.

Issue #4.5 of Whim begins shipping later this week. In honor of its imminent arrival, please enjoy this exclusive sneak peek featuring the guitar stylings of some truly awful axe men.

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Best of Whim 2010 – Lost Dance Crazes of the 1920s

Lost Dance Crazy of the 1920s

Keeping with New Year’s “out with the old, in with the new” spirit, please enjoy these heretofore forgotten jigs, swings, and tangos discovered by Whim founder and amateur dance historian Paul L. Underwood.

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Lesser-Known Follies of Lincoln’s Cabinet

Abraham Lincoln (As seen in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)

Everyone knows that Secretary of State William Seward’s purchase of Alaska was widely derided as “Seward’s Folly” when the transaction was completed in the 1860s. And as everyone knows, Seward will ultimately be redeemed when that state’s former governor is elected president in 2012. (You betcha!) But not everyone knows that Seward was joined in folly-making by his peers in Lincoln’s cabinet. Herewith, a guide.

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Ask Dr. Health! #4

Ask Dr. Health! #5

Hi, I’m Dr. Health. Yes, I’m a woman—women can be doctors, too! Though lately I realize that, by doing so, I have brought great shame onto my family, my husband, and the laws of God.

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Ask Dr. Health! #3

Ask Dr. Health! #3

Hi, I’m Dr. Health. I’m also a woman. Proof of both provided upon request.

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