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...that they would hold the convention in September, even though these things are usually done in July. Of course, the GOP scoffed at allegations that the location and scheduling had anything to do with a desire to use 9/11 for political gain. At the time, it seemed like a clever (if sinister) move; but now, some think it will backfire...
...this past summer’s maddening Pericles—that appear to aspire to confound audiences. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the most popular comedies to perform, as many productions of the play present themselves as a teenage romp through fairyland, with some clever resolutions and free slapstick at the end—to the delight of audiences. But it is not a simple play and at its best it throws the audience, like the lovers, into extreme confusion...
Indeed, despite all the worries about endangering innovation, R&D expenditures will likely increase if the Bush Administration chooses to exercise its march-in rights in the Norvir and Xalatan cases. That’s because the Essential Inventions petitions include a clever stipulation that would require generic producers to contribute a small sum to an R&D fund for every pill they sell. Generic manufacturers could easily afford to make these contributions while offering cheaper prices and earning healthy profits to boot...
...meeting friends, and no one was in the slightest bit desperate and dateless—they were all just looking for “activity partners,” as Friendster’s code engineers let us say in place of any overt indicator of romantic interest. This clever masquerade allowed Friendster to go where no online matchmaking service had gone before, thrusting the previously-reclusive personal ad into the open where it could bask in the sun as the wired generation logged on in unprecedented numbers...
...chicks have chick lit, what do guys have? There's a clever answer out there--which unfortunately is just the other side of printable in a family magazine--but it is a serious question. So-called chick-lit authors like Helen Fielding and Candace Bushnell are writing smart, incisive, funny-as-hell books about what it's like to be a woman in the current romantic marketplace. Shouldn't a few guys step up and do the same? A few guys besides Nick Hornby, that...