Word: discoverer
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Images of the gorgeous mosaic and gold-leaf paintings of Vienna's native son Gustav Klimt have long graced everything in Austria from chocolate wrappings to subway walls. The real things, so emblematic of Vienna's embrace of early 20th century Art Nouveau, attract tens of thousands of art lovers...
Like so many other realizations in life, one becomes aware of the degree that he or she resembles their older relatives not slowly, but all at once. One day, it seems, we continue in the quaint belief of our own uniqueness. More than anything else, we tell ourselves, we are...
But C. diff is neither so easily controlled nor so selective about whom it strikes anymore. A new, savage and even deadly strain now appears to be at large, one that may have sickened as many as half a million people in the U.S. in 2005-double the number from...
On the subject of last minute holiday gifts, allow me to recommend noise-canceling headphones. They come exceptionally handy for travelers who want to listen to the in-flight entertainment -or more likely, an iPod -instead of the kid in the next row back who has yet to discover his...
We tend to think democracies come truly alive only when we elect or throw out a President or Congressman or Senator. But the truth is that sometimes the democratic spirit is more vibrant in the intervals. Democracy is rooted in the impertinent belief that our rulers are no better than...