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...Chicago graduate student, 37, now in her second marriage, echoes that uneasy change. Says she: "Many of us are unable to break the habit of self-absorption, unable even to live with someone else because it interferes with our own space." She still has trouble with commitment, but feels a push toward it because she wants children and does not care to have to raise them by herself. "I can still regress, but I don't want to," she says. "The only time I get really nostalgic is when I get stoned and listen to Pink Floyd and think about...
...Bacchus’s favorite beverage. We’re not going to attempt to teach you about the subtleties of different grape varieties or origins d’appellation, but we will point out that consuming red wine is one of the few ways to pass your drinking habit off as both a health benefit and a cultural affectation. Try taking a wine class or visiting a vineyard if you find yourself in wine country. But even if you can’t make it out there, ordering wine at dinner can be more than a vehicle to inebriation...
...fireside chats,” into a culture of passivity empowered by infotainment and a bottom-line corporate mentality. In this new culture, Jacoby says, scope is sacrificed for sales and science is increasingly drowned amidst the white noise of politicized junk-thought. Even the habit of reading appears increasingly obsolete. The strictly secular, intellectual merit of Jefferson, Paine, and Emerson that founded the country has given way to the lionization of celebrities and the perpetuation of anti-intellectual ideals (namely creationism and gender stereotyping) that most other modernized nations have long left behind. Only a stunting of American culture...
...strong, mentally." Most likely, it won't be the Arab spectators in Qatar who test her mettle but a formidable tennis rival, the glamorous Russian Maria Sharapova. When the two dueled recently in Israel, Peer whipped up the home crowd, which hooted and ridiculed the Russian's habit of grunting loudly when she slams the ball. Seething, Sharapova buckled down and demolished Peer, winning 6-1, 6-1. Peer was later scolded by Israeli sports officials for inciting the crowd against Sharapova. As she heads to Qatar, Peer may have a running start at bringing Israelis and Arabs...
...everyone who likes for their alone time to involve batteries, the shelves of toy stores and the endless world of the web can be daunting: we’re here to help with a guide to vibrators for you, your lovers and your (very close) friends. The Rabbit Habit: Thanks to Japan’s laws against vibrators that look like penises, the Rabbit has a friendly face for your vag and a cute bunny for your clit, which is sort of charming and sort of a turn-off. Thanks to Sex and the City, the Rabbit is the most...