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...other developing countries rightly argue that rich nations are responsible for the majority of carbon already in the atmosphere, and should therefore take the lead on cutting emissions, but if black carbon is definitively proven to play a large role in warming, poor nations will still be on the hook. (See pictures of this fragile earth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Black Carbon: An Overlooked Climate Factor | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

Everyone complains about the demise of dating. The notion that Harvard students are either “married,” consigned to an endless series of strings-optional hook ups, or unofficial members of True Love Revolution has become so widespread that it’s practically a truism. Visit HarvardFML, and amidst a sea of complaints about Ec10, loud roommates, and general academic difficulties, you notice a trend. People are in love with TFs who are contractually obligated to rebuff their advances; people can’t hook up; people hook up too often; messages are mixed, wires...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Who Sank The Courtship? | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...everyone. But how do you find this person? As David Brooks and the FMLers might argue, the system we have going doesn’t seem to be doing an optimal job, and it’s certainly running up our texting bills. Out of this frustration emerges the hook up culture, where that old saying about cows and milk has been altered past recognition. “Why marry the cow if you can get the milk for free?” our parents asked. “We know we’re not marrying...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Who Sank The Courtship? | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...until we figure out a better solution, perhaps we should cool it a little. The problem with no-strings-attached hook ups is that sometimes people forget to take all the strings off. Shouldn’t we get to know each other before we start getting to know each other? Maybe, before leaping into bed, everyone should sit down and fill out comprehensive forms that cover our opinions on politics, philosophy, free-range chicken, and that one episode of Sex and the City where Samantha confronts those transvestites. By the time we finish the form, we will have...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Who Sank The Courtship? | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

7.FM: Did any of your childhood friends become big stars?  LEG: I was the only child of a single mom so I hung out on set of Full House, Dick Tracy, Fresh Prince, Hook, all the time, so I was always at Full House, in particular. That was kind of a home away from home...

Author: By Nicole Savdie, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Lindsay E. Gary | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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