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...works in a wholly sustainable home and factory in Bali. When I first met with him in New York City about a year ago, Hardy talked about the notion of sustainable luxury and the idea of constantly thinking about and creating environmentally friendly products and buildings. Initially, it seemed absurd to correlate luxury and sustainability, but there was something compelling about his passion for the concept. Here we take a closer look at the success of companies like natural grocer Whole Foods and ecotourism's rise at places like the Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa in Queensland, Australia. The success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Natural Instinct | 4/20/2006 | See Source »

...about a million conservative Catholics." That's just 1.5% of the 67 million Catholics nationally, but it's a trove of motivated voters a politician can love, and may explain why Santorum has spoken at Opus events, in one case quoting Escriv: "'Have you ever bothered to think how absurd it is to leave one's Catholicism aside on entering a professional association [or] Congress, as if you were checking your hat at the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ways of Opus Dei | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...immune from embarrassing moments, whether you drink or not. You are fixated on it because it happened to you. Do you recall every detail of your roommate’s last absurd night? No, because it is over and done with by now. Give yourself the same courtesy and get back in there...

Author: By Molly E. Mehaffey, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: DEAR MOLLY: Drunk and Embarrassed | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...Trainspotting”), like many other leading men in feel-good films, is rebelling against the stagnation of middle age. Recently fired, totally unable to communicate with his family, and grappling with a painful past, Frank decides to screw what everyone else thinks and pursue an absurd personal goal: he wants to swim the English Channel...

Author: By Alexandra N. Atiya, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On a Clear Day | 4/12/2006 | See Source »

...Arabia and its government who support terrorism, just as there are apparently people in America and in our government who support the use of torture and other measures formerly designated as war crimes, at least when they are used by the US and our allies. It would seem an absurd and intolerable innuendo to suggest on these grounds that any gift made by any American in support of scholarship is tied to torture.Of course, it would be highly objectionable if someone giving money to Harvard were a known supporter of terrorism or anything so vile. Perhaps we should look more...

Author: By John Schoeberlein, | Title: An Age of Righteous Innuendo | 4/5/2006 | See Source »

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