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...bald, and leaning on a mop. Either way, hidden in the title is a good recommendation for Harvardians: if we can learn to live like everyone else, then when the inevitable class revolution comes, we can simply dress up like them, too, and the proletariat will have to be content with smashing Yale and Princeton instead. Play Money, or, How I Quit My Day Job and Struck It Rich in Virtual Loot Farming by Julian Dibbell While hardcore gamers might view gaming as a “night job” akin to prostitution, slam poetry, or overseas military contracting...
...years ago, our family's newkayaks were among only a handful at our local lake. Today at least a quarter of the boats are kayaks. Aside from enthusiasts who learn rolling, many of us are content to paddle quietly. For those who don't need the high tech, the craft and accessories can be purchased for under $500. Our simple kayaks have served us well and have helped us introduce several friends to the joys of the water...
...like a ridiculous question, but one that must be asked after the University of Delaware announced last Friday that it would suspend its diversity training program for first-year students. Since its inception in August, the program has drawn heat at the university and nationally because of its controversial content. Many first-year students at Delaware expressed intense discomfort with the program on account of its divisive mechanisms. Students were forced to publicly state stereotypes they held and their views on divisive issues like race and gay marriage, making students uncomfortable just as they were settling into their new homes...
Some critics point out that Bhutto, who was awaiting a ruling on the constitutionality of an amnesty bill that would have absolved her from longstanding corruption charges, would have been perfectly content with Musharraf's more docile Supreme Court 2.0. But the people of Pakistan have grown to love their independent judiciary. Protests against Musharraf's emergency rule have been dominated by the country's black-suited lawyers, who have garnered immense respect for their tireless campaign for rule of law and a civilian President. Bhutto, it seems, has been forced to respond to the demands of her people over...
...Essentially, both sides are betting on who's more disposable: the content providers or the medium. The writers' gamble is that, deprived of Heroes and 'Til Death, enough viewers will disappear to put a hurt on their bosses. (And yet when the strike ends, people will rush back gratefully to see their work again.) The producers are betting that viewers will be satisfied with reruns and reality - hey, TV's TV! - and the writers will have to fold; CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told investors, "We are fully prepared to offer alternative-programming options...