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...problem, though, is that “The American Presidency” is almost totally bereft of substantial content. Porter says his class is not about presidents, but rather about the structure of the presidency (Don’t expect to learn anything at all about the lives or accomplishments of any of the presidents). That’s okay. But since he handles everything in such an outline-ish manner, you retain very little and all the lectures blend together...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Government 1540, "The American Presidency" | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...modicum of work—otherwise, you’ll find yourself melting down faster than you can say “TI-89 in a Bunsen burner.” So sally forth, future Science A-listers.The course names of the Science A spectrum may seem neat, but the content can be deceptively difficult and dreary. Science A purports to be a collection of courses which focuses on the hows and whys of physical sciences—explaining natural phenomena, that is. It’s more quantitative than Science B, and physics is the scientific area that rears...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Science A | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...section presentations are spiced up with delicious cookies or chips.) Pro: You touch on some thought-provoking material and receive a fascinating introduction to schools of cultural theory, a field that has interdisciplinary applications in literature, history, and the rest of the humanities. Con: The lectures can frequently be content-free. You sit there for 45 minutes, periodically dozing off (last spring the course met at 10 a.m. in Yenching, which is a killer walk for the lazy), and when you stumble out into the light, you realize you’ve taken about five sentences of notes. Yup: Watson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Social Analysis | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...Lonelyboy43's vengeful obsessions provide much of the show's content. Originally, he loathed an off-screen character named Osama, a "rich, oily guy who acts all holier than thou," but when audience interest waned, he seamlessly retargeted his ire at "Saddam," whose unflattering pictures he posted for all to see, and occasionally invokes the name of a third antagonist, Kim, whom he finds "funny-looking." Many viewers acknowledge they have now conflated the multiple villains in their minds; in the words of one, "Lonelyboy43 has so many bad guys on that show, it's hard to keep track...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, the Sequel to Lonelygirl15 | 9/13/2006 | See Source »

...thing, even teased at a product that will launch in January, code-named iTV. As eagerly anticipated as the movie-download store itself, the iTV looks like a Mac mini, and is intended to connect to your TV set and connect wirelessly to computers to retrieve video and audio content. Other products like this have been on the market for years, but industry watchers think Apple has the charm and design savvy to sell "media servers" to a mainstream audience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Apple's New Toys | 9/12/2006 | See Source »

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