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...even better value. Casual games often cost less than a dollar and are an expanding market on new platforms like the Apple iPhone. Power gamers are unlikely to cancel monthly subscriptions to persistent-world online games (like World of Warcraft), because the 60 or more hours many admit to playing each week makes the cost per hour infinitesimally small. Recently, “microtransaction” online games, which are free to play but charge players small amounts for in-game items and upgrades, like the Korean games Cabal Online or MapleStory, have been making inroads into western markets...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: No Recession in this Castle | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

...threatened the peace of mind of a departed writer and his still-living, aged friend—Roth published a highly acclaimed novel, “Indignation,” set in the 1950s. Nonetheless, whenever he’s asked, he seems to shake his head sadly and admit that no one reads anymore, that literature is finished, the novel is done...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CELEBRITY LIST: Five Melancholy Elderly Literary Men | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...knowledge of everything from geography (for the beauties) to pop music (for the geeks). These are often hilariously worded (Ex. “His song ‘In Da Club’ is a hit at the club”) and sometimes strangely difficult (I’ll admit: I had no idea what OPEC stood for. I hope this makes me a beauty). 5. You will develop a dedicated following of female viewers, primarily consisting of my roommate and myself. Roommate has spotted Season 4 winner Dave three times by Thayer! Also, I may or may not have...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Reasons to Audition For Beauty And The Geek | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...rationale for Harvard is not the education of young people. It is to produce a certain class of educated person who will go on to fill a certain role in society.” The University shouldn’t be ashamed of this, but it also ought to admit that, in the end, it is a privately-interested organization which happens to have quite a few socially beneficial consequences...

Author: By Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Taxes and Duties of the Private University | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...with its 60% ethanol content - might change your mind. The scent is more like a vodka tonic with lime, and it dissipates quickly, leaving behind a faint whiff of something like linen-fragranced air freshener. The label says it's enriched with vitamins A and E - and, I'll admit, this product didn't dry my hands like other gels and, O.K., maybe even softened them a bit. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travelers' Aids: Germ Fighting Never Smelled So Sweet | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

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