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...works best to curb excess drinking is higher taxes on alcohol, lowering the number and density of places to buy booze and instituting a robust policy of random breath-alcohol testing for drivers. But across Europe--the hardest-drinking region in the world--almost all governments, including Britain's, prefer responsible-drinking campaigns premised on the idea that trouble flows from a small minority rather than from a whole culture tolerant of excess. Which means that Natalie, strapping up her silver sandals in the ladies' room at the Black Sheep Bar in Croydon, won't change her habits anytime soon...
...capital Thimpu, was deemed a step too far and the monarch had it removed. But for the first time, the King may not get his way: many Bhutanese seem unwilling to unseat him. "I look at all the problems the so-called democracies are facing and reckon I prefer the monarchy," said one young student at the meeting in Haa. Another told the state newspaper Kuensel that the idea of the King abdicating was "too painful to even conceive...
...call it that, has become so mortifying even the semantics make me cringe. Grinding sounds like factory lingo, the month before MCATs, or an ancient activity involving maize. Bumping reminds me of a carnival ride or a skin disease, both of which I’d prefer not to associate with romance. Most boys, on the other hand, find grinding the preferred dance of choice. It requires little coordination and negates the possibility of—God forbid!—real conversation. As soon as Kanye starts requesting pre-nups, a pack of males, like Pavlovian predators, begin...
...broke the news about Brad adopting Angelina’s babies.Well, I mean, I didn’t alert the national media to it or anything, but within my Harvard social circle, I was certainly the first to know. Perhaps I prefer fame-tastic tussles to midterm paper-writing. Perhaps I’m just waiting for the right moment to pounce on a newly-separated Brad (or Angelina, for that matter). Whatever the motivation, there’s one secret weapon I have that keeps me ahead of my peers when it comes to celebrity stalkage: I bypass...
Both of Hodges’ junior year roommates testify to his almost natural ability to be a good friend. “He has the intense ability to know when he should be present,” and when a friend would prefer that he not be, Dean said...