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With its medieval architecture, well-manicured greens and charming wooden punts, Cambridge University is renowned for its beauty as well as its academic rigor. Yet for one visiting American in the 19th century, the elegant surface of Victorian Cambridge masked a culture of debauchery where students indulged in heavy drinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An American at Cambridge: Hot Victorian Sex! | 12/23/2008 | See Source »

For many Americans studying in Britain today, the Victorian penchant for drunken revelry still colors higher education in the U.K. The decision to study abroad often involves a desire to partake in Britain's lively pub culture and take advantage of the lower drinking age of 18. Some also believe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An American at Cambridge: Hot Victorian Sex! | 12/23/2008 | See Source »

Drinking too much is a deadly game any time of year, but it's particularly so during the holidays, when alcohol-fueled parties abound and even moderate social drinkers may indulge too heavily. That's the reason 40% of all road deaths during the Christmas and New Years season involve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Injection to Cure Holiday Drinking? | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

Working with the manufacturer of the slow-release naltrexone, Dr. Sandra Lapham of the Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, reanalyzed data from earlier studies, teasing out findings that specifically focused on the drug's effectiveness during 10 U.S. holidays. Comparing patients who received the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Injection to Cure Holiday Drinking? | 12/18/2008 | See Source »

9 | Washington Bush's Midnight Regulations It's not unusual for modern Presidents to institute last-minute laws before leaving the White House, but George W. Bush's final agenda is angering environmentalists. Critics say these "midnight regulations"--Bush is pushing through a record number of them--have consequences that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 12/17/2008 | See Source »

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