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...want people to use less energy, you could make it very expensive--or you could just let them know how much they use in comparison with their neighbors. When that bit of information was added to electric bills in San Marcos, Calif., heavy users quickly lowered their consumption, even though no one had asked them to. To borrow a term from behavioral economist Richard Thaler and legal scholar Cass Sunstein, the good people of San Marcos had been nudged...
...crashing drums and singing guitar build until Bejar shouts the triumphant title line, then the synths kick in and the tune floats gloriously thereafter. His declarations are typically bizarre (“So, should you still want me / You can find me down at the café / A little bit too busy being served / Sworn enemy of the waitresses there”) but here it works, lending a darker edge to an otherwise exuberant song. Many of the tracks gradually escalate in intensity to the brink of self-destruction. Just when a song is about to devolve into apeshit hysterics...
...department that emphasizes concise writing, the name “Department of English and American Language and Literature” might be considered a bit clunky. As a result, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote on whether to trim the name to the more manageable “Department of English” at its next meeting on April 8. The proposal for the name change was passed yesterday by the Faculty Council, the 18-member governing body of the Faculty. The department itself already uses the shorter name, with several endowed professorships carrying the name...
...Unfortunately, despite its intellectual merit and entertainment value, the book sometimes becomes bogged down by the sheer volume of what Lee has to offer to her readers. A chapter on trying to find the best Chinese restaurant in the world seems superfluous and a bit boring compared with the rest of the book. She tends to use exaggerated descriptions, especially in relation to food and friends, that divulge little of interest. And while no one can fault her for her devotion to reporting, all of the names tied to all of the histories do prove confusing. Lee is more effective...
...mother-son story to frame a broad survey of illegal immigrant hardship. It’s a well-intentioned move to educate the public, but the film’s sweeping view of Mexican working life gives us a simplified picture of saintly illegals that sometimes veers a bit too close to propaganda. Over the course of several days, Carlitos somehow manages to see first-hand all aspects of the Mexican illegal experience: he picks tomatoes with the migrant workers, washes dishes in a restaurant, gets chased by the cops, and even has a run-in with a nasty white...