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...circle of at least four players. The first player will whisper a question into the ear of the player to his or her left to which the answer must be the name of another player. (Examples: Who moans the loudest during sex? Whom would you buy plastic surgery for?) The second player answers the question aloud with the name of someone in the room. The second player then flips a coin. If it’s heads, that player must also say aloud the question he or she was asked. If tails, then the player stays silent and the game...

Author: By Jamison A. Hill and Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Drinky Drink | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

Today, literal food stamps are a relic - purchases are made electronically, on plastic cards resembling credit cards. In fact, it's not even called the food-stamp program any longer; in classic bureaucratese, it's now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Recipients' incomes and property values must be below a certain level for them to qualify. In June, the average monthly benefit came to $294 per household and $133 per individual. Recently, officials have worked to make the program more convenient, distributing electronic benefit-card readers to farmers' markets so food stamps can be used there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Stamps | 9/14/2009 | See Source »

...Zelens Intensive Triple-Action Eye Cream Formulated by Dr. Marko Lens, a plastic surgeon and skin-cancer authority. Pat this antioxidant- and peptide-packed cream around the eyes to take down puffiness, diminish dark circles and reduce the appearance of fine lines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Insider's Top 10 Picks For Fall | 9/13/2009 | See Source »

...rest of us) should hope we don't hear too much of in the coming months. It comes from the Greek husteros, which means late. It refers to what happens when something snaps in such a way that it can never be put back together. Bend a plastic ruler too far, drop that lightbulb - that cracking sound you hear is the marker of hysteresis. There's no way to restore what has just been smashed. (See the top 10 bankruptcies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jobless in America: Is Double-Digit Unemployment Here to Stay? | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

Paparazzi get photos of celebrities doing pretty much everything, but they never seem to get pictures of stars after surgery. Why is that? Oh, there's a whole system you need to know about. First of all, the plastic surgeons in Beverly Hills all have secret celebrity doors. After the surgery, you leave the plastic surgeon's office covered in a sheet that's not unlike a burqa. Your assistant takes you to an upscale hotel where you hide in a dark room of shame until you're better. There are bandaged rich ladies walking around the hallways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comedian Kathy Griffin | 9/9/2009 | See Source »

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