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...Globe stuck, though its message soon evolved from one of simple national encouragement to one that aimed to relate the brand to the hipper American ideals of ingenuity, newness and—yes—hope that characterized the American century. A commercial spot from the 1970s, with the motto “You’ve Got a Lot to Live, and Pepsi’s Got a Lot to Give,” for instance, showed clips of a young man pole-vaulting over a high bar, between rapid-fire shots of marquee lights, cabaret scenes and PYT?...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pepsi Calls for Responsibility | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...Peace: 150 Years of Christian Encounters with Darwin." The symposium will explore how Darwin's On the Origin of Species challenged creationist views. Retired professor Dick Cornelius says the town is committed to hearing all sides of an argument, "even if it doesn't favor our position." The motto of Bryan College is "Christ above...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Evolution Fight at Site of Scopes 'Monkey Trial' | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard’s motto is “veritas,” and it directs us to consider the truth above all. The undergraduate who sees the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as “complicated” and “controversial” has a far better idea of truth than the professor who takes terrorist propaganda at face value and imposes it as the definitive “consensus” view...

Author: By Joel B. Pollak | Title: Tenured But Wrong | 2/4/2009 | See Source »

...subtitle, for instance, is “Stereotypes are Barriers to be Demolished,” a play on the Czech EU presidency motto of “Europe without Barriers.” In the context of the sculpture’s divisive stereotypes, this transforms the Czech Republic’s noble goal into a foolish ambition to be mocked. The inflammatory images in “Entropa” cast a similarly negative light on other EU goals, such as unity and cooperation. Such “ironic” jibes can only create hostility and division...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: The Art of Tact | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

Aphrodisiacs. For the traditional lover's feast, you can't do better than the down-to-earth Flex Mussels on New York's Upper East Side, where the motto is "Grab, Eat, Repeat." John Bil, straight from Canada's Prince Edward Island, where the original Flex Mussels is located, mans the bar shucking 18 oysters in 90 seconds to give you a sampling of the shellfish from around the world, including rare wild oysters from a bed recently discovered off the coast of Maine. On Valentine's Day the restaurant is offering a 4-course menu with an oyster theme...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet Treats and Other Presidents' Weekend Getaways | 1/31/2009 | See Source »

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