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...this being said, if you feel it would really help you to get a start on that paper that’s hanging over you, fine. But make sure that you compartmentalize. Set aside one afternoon where you are going to get out of the house and be productive. Visit your local coffee shop or library to get some work done away from the family, phones, and television...

Author: By Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DEAR NIKKI: Gobbling, Gossiping, Gabbing | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

CHALLENGES: Scott Phillips' novel was a twisty little small-town noir with a double whammy or triple-cross on every other page. Which is fine for a leisurely read, but at 24 frames a second--movie speed--that can cause whiplash. Not to mention total incomprehension. Plus the book had some gnarly violence, and it took place mostly in strip clubs. If the MPAA rated books, that one would have been...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books Vs. Movies | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

After a death, don't many people see the holidays as an ordeal to get through? They may, but that's better than not having a gathering at all. It's fine if they want to shift where and how they celebrate, as long as the people they care about are with them--because it's the human connection that heals and makes a family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Empty Seat | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...those who worry that illegal immigrants are unfairly taking jobs and social services. Democrats want a guest-worker program, but Kennedy's bill would still require that workers who want legal status, in addition to passing background checks and taking English and civics lessons, pay a $2,000 fine plus back taxes, punitive measures opposed by some immigrant advocates on the left...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Playing Both Sides of the Fence | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...tonight?" The falsetto is used to establish the singer as the proper young gent ("You better ask your mama. / Tell her everything is all right"). Then the tenor shout in the bridge reveals him as the panting teen wolf ("With your red dress on, / Mmm, you look so fine. / Move it nice and easy. / Girl, you'll make me lose my mind"). That party he's invited her to: Twist, or twisted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Falsetto Meets "The Sopranos" | 11/25/2005 | See Source »

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