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...time is already reporting on the 2008 presidential race? What's next, a March issue about Christmas? Considering your dubious past success rate with prognostication - such as the seriousness of the Y2K problem and the prospect for Howard Dean's presidential bid - you should either leave the fortune telling to others or upgrade your crystal ball. Joe Frank Scottsdale, Arizona...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Crowded Field Hits the Campaign Trail | 2/13/2007 | See Source »

...subtleties, however, Sever has received considerable criticism in the past. As long ago as 1937, an article in The Crimson described the building as “bleak” and “depressing,” decorated with little more than “heating pipes of dubious aesthetic value...

Author: By Siodhbhra M. Parkin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

...one—a day to ask questions, seek forgiveness, and reexamine the life you never had” (a direct quotation from Albom’s website). If that description isn’t sufficient warning, “For One More Day” also has the dubious distinction of being the first book sold across the nation at Starbucks chains. This book needs to be destroyed.I first encountered Albom’s work in high school. A well-intentioned world geography teacher decided to read “Tuesdays with Morrie” out loud...

Author: By Madeline K.B. Ross, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MADELINE-BY-LINE: Self-Helpified Literature | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...send button with a certain trepidation. I watched in horror as my instant background check appeared before the gathered group of onlookers at iDate 2007, an Internet dating conference held in Miami this week. The make of my unfashionable car, a reference to my ex-husband, info on a dubious family member (how many times did I bail him out of jail?) and other tidbits about my life popped up onscreen and made my palm sweat on the mouse. But seconds later, I was deemed clear of any criminal or sex offender charges or other black marks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Dating 2.0 | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...Here's another dubious idea that's gotten plugged in, turned on and marketed as wizardry. Say aloud what you'd like to pick up at the supermarket and this contraption will print out a list for you. Its motto is "Say it. Print it. Go get it!" Hmm. An earlier iteration of grocery-list makers, the pen-paper combo, didn't require batteries or a manual. And it didn't cost $150. Is this progress or regression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Tackiest Tech of Vegas | 1/11/2007 | See Source »

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