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...critical sense, we academicians know these men as psychopaths, and perhaps they are. They believe in sensuality, not sense; in thrill, not mere experience. Beauty is physical, and they think the world owes them a living—a free beer, a pat on the back, easy sex, and a wad of twenty-dollar bills. Responsibility has too many syllables and love is a dirty word. Ginsberg makes a disappointing Rimbaud...

Author: By John D. Leonard | Title: Free Beer and Poetry | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...particular, years of research have demonstrated over and over that our intuitions about the relative effectiveness of different approaches are often wrong. Over the years we’ve learned that we are often wrong about what drives our dishonest behavior, about what makes us enjoy a glass of beer, about what makes us willing to pay different amounts for different products, etc. In essence, our intuitions about what drives our behavior are often misguided...

Author: By Dan Ariely | Title: Irrational Economic Policies | 6/2/2008 | See Source »

...Since Grendel’s was the only restaurant in the Square affected by the law, Tribe pointed out that the court victory didn’t necessarily turn on dozens of beer taps, although he insisted that it was nonetheless an important event...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Stepping Out of the Bubble | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...student can just go in and sell birthday cakes or beer mugs in the dormitories,” Burke said...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Evolving Face of HSA | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

...pavement outside Brynjolfur Gesson's garage, their red hats and white beards a mess of ceramic shards. Unlike his garden gnomes, Gesson wasn't home when the earthquake struck his home earlier in the afternoon, sending a wide crack up the wall of his kitchen, where broken plates, beer cans, and paper lie in a chaotic heap on the floor. As his neighbors cram mattresses and suitcases into cars as they head for the homes of relatives in nearby Reykjavik, Gesson can't say where he plans to go. "I don't know," he says, frustrated, and retreats back inside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Loneliest Quake on the Planet | 6/1/2008 | See Source »

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