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...decades, video gamers had little more to fear than “joystick elbow,” eyestrain, bad posture, or keyboard-induced carpal tunnel syndrome. Some flashy graphics sequences posed threats to epileptics, but that’s nothing new; many effects-laden television programs boast that dubious distinction...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PAYNEFUL TRUTHS: Occupational Hazard: Wii Will Kill Us All | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...chain Amanresorts, so you can expect your total experience - accommodation, service, dining - to be sublime. Inside the guest rooms, the accent is purely contemporary: white walls and leather chaises, cerulean lighting, Egyptian cotton linen tucked into platform beds, iPod nanos and 42-inch plasma TVs, while the two suites boast deep-soak baths and bars stocked with Veuve Clicquot and 42 Below. The overall effect is a cool look and a pampered feel. Vikram's next undertaking is a hotel in central London. The Dream lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living In A Dream World | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...unusual problem for a country to have: Poland may be the first country in history to boast identical twins in its two top political posts. Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski are Poland's President and Prime Minister, respectively. In order not to confuse world leaders, they have a policy of not traveling together to summits such as this week's NATO meeting in Riga. They also try to avoid appearing together at home. Even so, there have been mix-ups. The Financial Times told its readers that Prime Minister Kaczynski visited Britain when, in fact, it was the President. A reporter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seeing Double in Poland | 11/27/2006 | See Source »

...chain Amanresorts, so you can expect your total experience?accommodation, service, dining?to be sublime. Inside the guest rooms, the accent is purely contemporary: white walls and leather chaises, cerulean lighting, Egyptian cotton linen tucked into platform beds, iPod nanos and 42-inch plasma TVs, while the two suites boast deep-soak baths and bars stocked with Veuve Clicquot and 42 Below. The overall effect is a cool look and a pampered feel. Vikram's next undertaking is a hotel in central London. The Dream lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living in a Dream World | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...unmistakable look of horror on their faces.”He’s only half-joking when he calls the episode “the highlight of my college career, and probably the greatest thing I’ll ever do.”Yale faithful surely boast similar experiences, though it seems that a large part of The Game’s appeal is simply that memories on both sides are proudly hazy.Emily, now a sophomore, lists among her notable 2005 Game experiences an 8 a.m. bus to New Haven last year. She arrived at 10:30, only...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEES AND DESIST: Watching For The Very First Time | 11/16/2006 | See Source »

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