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...they can work without them, especially drugs and alcohol. "There's a tremendous fear that, 'If I give that up I won't be funny anymore, I won't be able to act anymore, I won't be able to write anymore,'" says Berman. In fact, performers are more apt to see their careers improve with therapy, says Leuchter. "They become much more pleasant to interact with and other professionals find them much easier to deal with." Did ya hear the one about the easy-going, well adapted comedian? Didn't think so. He's busy working...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Comedians Attack | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

...will not fix the problem, as far as you're concerned. But if you are more egalitarian - that is, inclined to distrust authority and believe everyone should share the wealth - studies show that you probably think gun control laws are a good idea and find the Iraq analogy quite apt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Baghdad Safer Than Chicago? | 7/19/2007 | See Source »

...what may be a homage to HDAG members and other students who vocalize their positions on social issues, the report acknowledged that these are decisions “in which different institutions and thoughtful individuals of goodwill are apt to prefer somewhat differing approaches and reach somewhat differing outcomes in view of similar concerns...

Author: By Nathan C. Strauss, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Panel Releases Darfur Shares Report | 6/29/2007 | See Source »

...labs, lawsuits or tracking systems. It's whether Chinese consumers will demand--and receive--the same assurance of safety that Western consumers do. David Zweig, a scholar at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, compares China's brand of capitalism to the Wild West. It's an apt analogy. In late 19th century America, snake-oil salesmen were stock characters of the western frontier. They became notorious for their dangerous, counterfeit cure-alls, and there were no laws to stop them. By 1906, Americans had had enough bad medicine, and Congress passed the Pure Food and Drug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Growing Dangers of China Trade | 6/28/2007 | See Source »

...expulsion led to concerns about the future of the savings scheme. And while 95 percent of the book information would still make its way online, according to Petersen, the incident was an apt precursor to future UC strategies that, while rarely coming off without a hitch, would still find a way to succeed...

Author: By Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Shrewd Brinksman | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

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