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...When Paik started out, he gambled with $25 buy-in games on partypoker.com, his site of choice, playing four hands at once. By the height of his playing, however, Paik was playing the same four hands but with buy-ins of between $200 and $400—he even “dabbled” in $600 to $800 buy-ins. The need to increase the size of wagers can be a sign of a pathological gambling problem, according to researchers...
...senescence. It is a parody of the welfare state. Yes, the old should be protected from precariousness because they are exhausted; the sick, because they are too weak. But privileged students under the age of 26? They cannot endure 24 months of precariousness at the prime of life, the height of their energy...
...viewer.That’s all well and good, but what exactly does interactive art have to do with Systems Biology at the Med School?FROM BROWN TO BRONTOSAURSKnep doesn’t look like an “experimental artist.” With his average height and conservative dress, he’s easy to lose sight of in a crowd, and wouldn’t be caught dead in a beret. Yet, he’s been quietly redefining artistic expression for more than a decade. “I’m a computer scientist...
...Take the Lead” struck a chord for me. I saw a clip on television of a gentleman in a suit [Pierre Dulaine] teaching kids in inner city schools how to ballroom dance. What I loved most about the story is that he paired them up by height. Kids who wouldn’t talk in the cafeteria had to touch each other, hold each other, respect each other. He was teaching them life skills. If a kid is hunched over with his pants hanging down, his self-esteem is affected, it’s different than...
...It’s no wonder. Those were the years when they hooked up with two New York University students named Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons, who brought them into the Def Jam fold, and Madonna picked these unknowns to open for her at the height of her popularity. They would get so many boos with their giant inflatable penis and their pussy-centric stage banter that Madonna would get twice the applause when she finally appeared...