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...school sitcom would have told this joke as a zinger ("Yeah, well, tell your nesting instinct it left a Ding-Dong wrapper on the kitchen counter!" [Canned laughter]). This screwball-vérité style, by adding a layer of visual irony, allows Modern Family to pack its jokes tighter (the straight line and the contradiction are simultaneous) and connects the audience more intimately. You're not just a fan; you're a voyeur...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Laugh Track Required: The Comeback of the Sitcom | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

This configuration deviates from the previously-proposed configuration of an “equilibrium globule”, and allows cells to pack DNA incredibly tightly while avoiding knots and tangles that might interfere with the cell’s ability to read its own genome...

Author: By Manning Ding, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scientists Discover 3D Genome Structure | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...airline's "ecological flight" program, now in its fourth year, to reduce its carbon footprint by lightening planes' loads and reducing fuel consumption. Through the month of October, ANA aims to reduce wgat it carries into the atmosphere by as much as 4.2 tons by asking passengers to pack - and board - lighter. (See 10 big recession surprises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Early: Japanese Flyers Get Some Bathroom Advice | 10/9/2009 | See Source »

...about four couples who go to Eden, a luxury tropical resort that features couples counseling along with its crystalline waters and multiple hot tubs. Vaughn plays the leader of the glum-married pack, Dave, a producer of video games (including Guitar Hero) who lives with his chirpy wife Ronnie (Malin Akerman) and kids in a snowy suburb. Favreau is Joey, a former high school-football star who got cheerleader Lucy (Kristin Davis) pregnant on prom night, did the "right" thing and has been growing toxically bitter ever since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Couples Retreat: The Glum-Married Pack | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

Still skies on Sunday cut the co-eds’ weekend at the Smith Trophy short, and in limited racing, the Crimson finished in the middle of the pack in 13th place...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Up, Has Mixed Results | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

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