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...scene style that leads to epilepsy, if you must, but cram every last bit of information through my eyes and into my brain. It’s exciting, it’s constant, and it’s captivating. CNBC must save thousands of recluses from boredom every year...

Author: By Philip Sherrill, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: News You Can't Really Use | 10/16/2003 | See Source »

...Chybowski, the lighting designer, creates beautiful scenes of glowing parasols, gleaming water and golden dust against the black background of the stage. The actors, especially Waterston as the beautiful and fiercely determined young adulteress, are all competent, though their frenetic energy is not enough to ward off the interminable boredom that the slow-moving staging imposes. Lady With a Lapdog also features what has to be one of the most bizarre and entertaining sex scenes in the history of theater, in which Gurov copulates with Anna by throwing sand on her while sitting atop a ladder halfway across the stage...

Author: By Alexandra D. Hoffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Lapdog’ Fails To Fill Space | 10/3/2003 | See Source »

...enough of lame inflight entertainment? The AV340 video and music player from French firm Archos might just be the answer to mile-high boredom. Its 40-GB hard disk can easily store 30 feature films to watch on its 9.7-cm color screen, and still leave room for a few thousand MP3 tracks. All this in a package that weighs just 0.35 kg. The Archos ($1,000) can record straight from TV or hi-fi, so you don't have to waste time compressing audio and video files on your computer. And when you land, you can hook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Entertainment in Your Pocket | 9/29/2003 | See Source »

...individuals need to both support each other in this quest. Taxing high-fat foods is a good idea. More education on the benefits of a healthy diet. Also I think there is a spiritual and psychological component to overeating. We need to learn to deal with anxiety, stress and boredom in ways more constructive than turning to food. Raisy Wiesel Montreal, Canada...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How can America end its obesity epidemic? | 8/11/2003 | See Source »

...President Joseph Estrada. Do flash mobs have similar aspirations? Not according to Bill. "I'm a political person," he says. "I do engage in protests, and I don't see this as a substitute." So if it's not social protest, what is it? London mobsters' reasons varied from boredom ("I get to do something interesting before going to the pub") to something grander ("It's about creating a community, but because it is London it only lasts [finger snap] that long"). How big can the mob movement get? Who knows? New York just had its sixth and there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mob Rules | 8/10/2003 | See Source »

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