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...difficult to understand why the authorities need to save Indonesians from the dangers of Inul. True, her wardrobe seems to consist entirely of Lycra, but her sartorial style and stage manner are tame compared with the scantily clad Indian stars who can be found shimmying away on any TV in the country. And as for the forbidden dance itself, it's less erotic than pneumatic. As Inul bends her knees and swings her butt?in what, after careful and repeated observations, I'd estimate to be a 120? arc?she resembles a glittering piston. Betraying her rock roots, Inul doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inul's Rules | 3/17/2003 | See Source »

...symptoms. For whatever reason, their bodies do not go overboard fending off a viral attack. That suggests to him that you ought to be able to stop the virus and damp down the immune system without causing any major side effects and that any cure has to consist of a combination of drugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Come We Can't Cure The Cold? | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...places from Courchevel to Marrakech. Reviewers tell you not only what to order on the menu but also the right table to sit at. "We endure the duds so you don't have to," promise the authors in the Paris issue. "Read NB assiduously and your travel itinerary will consist of jewel after jewel." But not everything is a jewel: the H?tel Meurice, they decree, is a "shrine to bad taste ... We loathe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Off the Shelf | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...stringent rules governing study abroad were made for a good reason: that most study abroad programs are taught by faculty far less distinguished than Harvard’s, offer classes far less rigorous than Harvard’s and essentially consist of a four month drunken rave through a European (or Asian, or Latin American) city...

Author: By Zachary S. Podolsky, | Title: Fools Rush In | 2/27/2003 | See Source »

...research process, some of you have realized that your research can consist of interviewing people. If you are smart, you have already begun applying for grant money, which will not only fund the interviews, but also your plane fare to visit the bars of Barcelona/your best friend in Los Angeles/the Dali Lama while you conduct said research. You probably think that you’ve just hit pay dirt: You’ll travel for the summer, talk to some people, and then write it up. Little do you realize that you’ll spend many angry summer hours...

Author: By Arianne R. Cohen, | Title: The Thesis Club | 2/24/2003 | See Source »

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