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Rodrik said that, in addition to being a talented economist, Velasco is a gifted novelist. Velasco has published two Spanish-language novels—“Vox Populi,” in 1995, and “Lugares Comunes,” in 2003.

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor To Lead Chile’s Economy | 2/2/2006 | See Source »

If you are comprehensible without a dictionary or thesaurus, you are disappointing me. Avoid words less than four syllables in length. Frequent use of words and phrases like “reify,” “false dichotomy,” “discursive construction?...

Author: By Paul R. Katz | Title: A Big Disappointment | 1/31/2006 | See Source »

Roberto E. Martinez, 26, refuses to conform to the “nerdy scientist” stereotype, which is why the young Harvard physicist jumped at the chance to be featured on Animal Planet’s new reality TV series, “Chasing Nature.” ?...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: King of the Animal Planet | 1/22/2006 | See Source »

A. Take risks, and expect to make lots of mistakes, because creativity is a numbers game. Work hard, and take frequent breaks, but stay with it over time. Do what you love, because creative breakthroughs take years of hard work. Develop a network of colleagues, and schedule time for freewheeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hidden Secrets of the Creative Mind | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

For years, Stephen Chow was famous across Asia as the bad boy of Hong Kong comedy. Who knew he was also a wildly gifted director, until this Buster Keaton--esque martial-arts comedy? In old Shanghai, a gang has scared everyone off the streets--everyone except the harder-than-jade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 12 Delights of Christmas | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

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