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...physical force as a tool for resolving interpersonal and international conflicts. Women who thought of themselves as pretty showed the same pattern of greater aggression. All of which means that if you are a liberal who believes you're smarter than conservatives, you probably shouldn't bring that up around them. You might not like them when they're angry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives? | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...middle of an otherwise routine show, the 40-year-old trainer was standing at the edge of a tank when the 29-year-old animal leaped from the water, grabbed her by the ponytail and began thrashing her about. As horrified visitors watched both from around the tank and from the viewing window below, Tilikum then dragged Brancheau underwater to her death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Killer-Whale Tragedy: What Made Tilikum Snap? | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...walk into a third-floor classroom of Boylston Hall and take a seat. It’s the first day of section, and after we all shuffle around and take out our books, our Dutch TF gets a little perky and asks us for introductions: “Name, year, and a fun fact! Be creative...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Down and “Dirty” | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

This third bit always seems to inspire a few under-the-breath groans from everyone seated around the table, as we all mull over something PG-rated and charming to tell the new class (the fact that you’re probably the only kid in class who’s had a threesome, even if technically classified as a “fun fact,” may not be appropriate to whip...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Down and “Dirty” | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...looks to me quizzically, tilting her head to the side, and asks “Dirty...Cathy?” I know. This nickname sounds either like I’m trying to recreate Christina Aguilera’s assless-chaps days, rolling around in mud and proclaiming that I’m “too dirrrty to clean my act up,” or that I’m simply just someone who forgoes bathing on a regular basis. In either case, I sound like I have some serious issues, be they sexual or hygienic...

Author: By CATHERINE J. ZIELINSKI, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Getting Down and “Dirty” | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

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