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...answer is probably both. It's difficult, particularly for affluent consumers, to stick to their own arbitrary rules. Bjornsen admits she's fallen off the wagon at least once. Arriving at the gym with no workout pants and with a babysitter already paid for at home, she sucked up the guilt and bought a $98 pair of Lululemon pants. (See 10 big recession surprises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cash Crunch: Why Extreme Thriftiness Stunts Are the Rage | 4/5/2010 | See Source »

...thing, or you think it somehow weak, pretentious, artsy-fartsy or unbusinesslike, then there are enough functional objects in the market for you. But you might consider this: from the starting point of delight, detail, finish, polish and design come not, it seems, shallow high-end toys for the affluent but increasingly products that are ... well, awesomely functional. The iPhone App Store has certainly offered silly digital tchotchkes, but more and more serious professional tools are emerging for medical, military and industrial use too. The iPhone, like the Mac, was derided upon introduction as a plaything, but it transformed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The iPad Launch: Can Steve Jobs Do It Again? | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

...associate managing editor of The Crimson, and returned to Harvard as a Nieman Fellow in 1969 after winning his first Pulitzer Prize for “The Two Worlds of Linda Fitzpatrick,” an article in The New York Times about the life and death of an affluent teenager involved in the 1960s hippie and drug culture...

Author: By Julie M Zauzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nieman Foundation Honors Nonfiction Writers | 3/31/2010 | See Source »

While Z-listed students bring a wide range of interests and experiences to Harvard, many people charge that they are similar in two ways—the Z-list has long had a reputation for consisting predominantly of affluent students and Harvard legacies...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Z-Listed Students Experience Year Off | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

...title suggests, the movie follows the underachieving, scrawny, self-conscious Kirk as he dates Molly (Alice Eve) who is everything he is not: successful, beautiful, and confident. Kirk skipped college; Molly has a law degree. Kirk comes from a working-class family; Molly’s background is more affluent...

Author: By Devon M. Newhouse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: She’s Out of My League | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

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