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In an interview on PBS-aired talk show Charlie Rose Wednesday night, Faust confidently lapped up PR for Harvard's financial aid programs, got excited about the Internet revolution and studying slavery, and smoothly dodged (not rigorous) inquiries about the University's financial conundrum. As one frequent Harvard pundit and...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu | Title: Our Fearless Leader on the Tube | 10/18/2009 | See Source »

The most recent shift occurred in 1990, when Zaner-Bloser eliminated all superfluous adornments from the so-called Zanerian alphabet. "They were nice and pretty and cosmetic," says Kathleen Wright, the company's national product manager, "but that isn't the purpose of handwriting anymore. The purpose is to get...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mourning the Death of Handwriting | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

Talk to any doctor, however, and he or she will tell you flat out, the risk far outweighs any benefit. "There are so many other forms of getting vitamin D that are healthier than a tanning booth," says Dr. Ellen Marmur, chief of the division of dermatologic and cosmetic surgery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Assessing the Risks of Tanning Beds | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

Barely speaking basic Cantonese or reading traditional Chinese characters lends imagined elements to everyday interactions. Is the bored-looking girl behind the counter at 7-11 laughing at my question, or the joke her co-worker just told? Does the hostess detect the annoyance slipping into my voice when I...

Author: By Chelsea L. Shover | Title: True Fiction | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

Over the last year, some of the people involved in the Committee on House Life synthesized research obtained from focus groups, five House Program Planning Subcommittees, and student surveys. Chief among their findings, Nelson says, was that the Houses needed to be modernized—and not merely with cosmetic...

Author: By Bita M. Assad and Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: House Life Faces Uncertainty | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

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