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...must question why our greatest thinkers, namely Darwin and Freud, totally miss the love boat. The key element of falling in love that the complexity of science overlooks is just that: falling in love. Even the notion of “falling” evokes the idea of losing position, declining in value or ceasing to resist a temptation. All of these connotations are clearly based on loss of control. So it’s intriguing that we’ve chosen the word “falling” to describe our ascent—or descent?...
...become a particularly valuable service with Telnet’s popular “finger” function on the fritz of late. While thefacebook.com isn’t explicitly about bringing people together in romantic unions, there are plenty of other primal instincts evident at work here: an element of wanting to belong, a dash of vanity and more than a little voyuerism probably go a long way in explaining most addictions (mine included). But most of all it’s about performing—striking a pose, as Madonna might put it, and letting the world know...
...element in any expansion will be the wishes of the six Ivy League schools, which wield disproportionately strong influence within the league. The Ivies are limited to 29 regular-season games, and Harvard’s schedule—bound by two Beanpot games and rivalries with Boston College and Boston University—would be affected dramatically by an increase beyond 12 teams...
...TiVo’d event in television history—you had to watch it and re-watch it just to see what had actually happened. Yet even more frustrating than the limited visibility was the subsequent failure of TV executives and conservative critics to identify the most disturbing element of the performance: its presentation, as entertainment, of an act of sexual violence. Ripping off Jackson’s bra was ultimately the decision of just one person—Timberlake—and the public shaming of Jackson that followed was misguided, sexist and undoubtedly the single most regrettable...
...album’s most striking element is its dense, chromatic musical textures. Guess may be some of Difranco’s most opaque work yet, full of tense, unsettling suspended chords that never quite resolve. There are no ballads like “32 Flavors” or angry acoustic diatribes. The prevailing mood is desolate and intensely introspective, as only Difranco can be. On the standout track “Bliss Like This,” Difranco chills out long enough for a jazzy quasi-love song in which she is as concerned with herself...