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...production of “Semele,” which ran this past weekend at the New College Theatre, manages to spruce up the antiquated setting quite a bit, perhaps predictably arranging the action in America’s own period of mythical free love and divine (ahem, drug-induced) revelation: the groovy 1970s. Nuanced but still exciting, “Semele” shows that Baroque opera can still...
...researchers have also tackled the issue of morality and smell, but from the opposite end of the spectrum. A paper published last year in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin revealed that people are more critical and judgmental about certain moral issues when exposed to the vapors of a - ahem - fart-scented spray...
...Ahem, sorry, FlyBy was a little taken. But it seems like the rest of Kirkland House is, too. One resident claimed that she was prepared to carry Max to UHS for "Furry Cuteness Overdose," and another resident cooed...
...This piece of advice may come across as more, ahem, radical for you, young freshman. But the truth of the matter is that in lecture classes with slides and/or videos online, your world-famous professor probably isn’t adding that much to the learning experience. True, they probably wrote the book, but these guys got hired because they are great researchers, not necessarily teachers...
...Lincoln comparisons one more similarity: an apparent aversion to big birthday parties. The 16th President never celebrated his birthday in the White House, according to Lincoln biographer Emanuel Hertz. Obama, likewise, is ringing in his 48th on Aug. 4 with a decided lack of pomp. He dined, hooped and - ahem - bowled with friends at Camp David over the weekend, but he's spending the big day itself on the job, having lunch with Senate Democrats to discuss his Administration's accomplishments and goals. (No word on whether there will be cake.) Sure, it sounds like a snooze, but throwing...