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...excited to be here because wherever he is, George Clooney's also there. He hasn't brought any wine, and I worry that this guesting thing is just not going to work out. I offer him a glass of red, and he suggests that we sit on the couch, and soon we're talking about real estate, and it's fine, and next thing I know, he's getting a tour of the house. A tour of the house? The man owns a mansion in L.A. and a 15-bedroom villa in Italy! Why don't I just show...
...located the other rental (Never Been Kissed—when you live in a family with two men, the movie of choice is generally not a chick-flick, so my mom and I were determined to take advantage of the guys’ absence) and resettled on the couch for what began as a lazy morning and turned into a lazy day. Cold pizza for breakfast it was, and since then I can legitimately say that I would almost rather have a cold slice than a warm...
Doctor's Orders Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on a study that concluded that alcohol and exercise may help your heart [Feb. 4]. Among other things, it found that those of us who exercise and don't drink alcohol are no better off than couch potatoes who drink moderately. This does not pass the smell test. I'm 61 years old, have exercised since high school and just don't like the taste of alcohol. I can probably outwalk drinking nonexercisers half my age, including the study's authors. Danny Bernstein, ASHEVILLE...
...added bonus to make out somewhere that’s really cool.” And though couples might swarm to exotic spots for their Valentine’s day tonsil-hockey, Mellor adds some of the best spots are close to home. “A couch or a bed are also just fine,” she says. —Staff Writer Esther I. Yi can be reached at estheryi@fas.harvard.edu...
...person study, which appeared in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep, only found nap-related improvements for subjects who had learned the task well in the first place. So collapsing on your dorm-room couch this afternoon may not be such a bad idea. Just make sure you’re awake during that 11 a.m. class.The study’s lead author, Matthew A. Tucker of the Medical School, suggested that a threshold of learning must be reached before napping can provide an added boost...