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“Part detective novel, part scientific investigation, and part journalistic exposé with a dark, destructive love story at its center.” It’s a tough marketing description for even the finest author to live up to. Jorge Volpi’s ?...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Ash' is Dust on the Page | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

Philosophers call it the “substratum,” and chefs call it “umami,” but the universal word for it is “subtlety.” It’s that Mona-Lisa-smile component that separates the merely good...

Author: By Jillian J. Goodman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Burning Plain | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

But Wilson's outburst is on far shakier footing, even though the details of enforcement mechanisms for the bill have not been worked out. He was claiming something - benefits for illegal immigrants - that is expressly prohibited in the major legislative efforts in both houses of Congress. He was becoming the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'You Lie!': Representative Wilson's Outburst | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

It's no wonder Italians are increasingly turning to alternative sources of information. The last few years have seen the rise of free dailies, handed to commuters outside subway stops. With limited budgets that rule out big-name commentators, they've had to offer their readers something new: straight news...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italy's Newspapers: Untrusted Sources | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

So why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there's no doubt Napoleon was a major influence. The French have used the right since at least the late 18th century (there's evidence of a Parisian "keep-right" law dating to 1794...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Don't We All Drive on the Same Side of the Road? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

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