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True to his penchant for change, Clayton was also involved with activism at Harvard, directly targeting the outspoken Kenan Professor of Government Harvey Mansfield ’53 at one point. DJ /rupture’s mixes aren’t overtly political, but they do “make the space for political discussion to happen,” as he puts...
...asked Cleland whom he was planning on bringing down next: phone psychics? Gene Shalit? The woman on the other end of the phone-sex line who probably isn't a 25-year-old blond with large breasts and a penchant for the phrase "much funnier writer than David Sedaris"? I may have revealed a little too much...
There is also reason to think that our penchant for making unhealthy choices might be enhanced by the abundance of particular foods. Consider the results of an experiment recently conducted at Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center. Rats given one cup each of fat, protein and carbohydrate were found to make balanced diet choices, eating a tad more protein than carbohydrates and a tad more carbohydrates than fats. But rats presented with more cups of fat and carbohydrates than protein dramatically increased their consumption of the former while sharply curtailing their intake of the latter--to the point, in some...
...festival opened, each band was asked to send a representative to what was described as an "extremely important meeting." There organizers announced that six songs had been struck by local government sponsors for "unhealthy" lyrics. The band originally scheduled to go on second, Masturbation (whose singer has a penchant for removing his clothes onstage), was bumped further back in the lineup so that local party officials, unlikely to stay too late, would not be exposed to its antics...
...representative for what is described as an "extremely important meeting." There, the organizers announce that six songs?including five by rap-metal act Miserable Faith?have been stricken by local government sponsors for unhealthy lyrical content. The band originally scheduled to go on second, Masturbation (whose singer has a penchant for removing his clothes onstage), is bumped further back in the lineup so that local party officials, unlikely to stay too late, won't be exposed to its antics...