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...long term goals. In the short term, apart from the fact that the allergens were not supposed to be in the food in the first place, their presence defeats any notions of increased agricultural productivity. Anyone who's ever suffered from a food allergy will agree that they'd prefer to have less food than something that will send them into shock...

Author: By Rohan R. Gulrajani, | Title: Biotechnology: Bad Technology? | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

With all this e-wisdom between them, I figured Levine and Young must host the world's most civilized family e-mail list. It turns out they don't have one at all. They get so much business e-mail that when it comes to their extended family, they prefer telephone and face-to-face contact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Family Flame War | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...when he's near enough to see a pickup-truck driver on the road? Perhaps Lopez has never been in woods deeper than Central Park. The real issue, however thinly veiled, is his distaste for anyone who hunts or is a member of the National Rifle Association. I would prefer not to live in "Steve Lopez's America." TOM WANSLEBEN Claremont...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 4, 2000 | 12/4/2000 | See Source »

...ballads of Millennium (cool drinking game: take a shot every time you can name the Millennium song that inspired a new album cut). Perhaps the only interesting thing about Black and Blue is its odd title (didn't you expect something like Jive-in' with the Homies?). The Boys prefer to leave its meaning ambiguous, perhaps because the label chose the title and they're as befuddled as we are, but the consensus is that the "black" refers to their transparent, futile attempts at hip-hop while the "blue" calls attention to their nauseating love songs...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In the [K]now | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...people have reached the point of being indifferent to the outcome of the election. Some in the PA even say they prefer Likud and Netanyahu, because the old Netanyahu was so hated that he helped win international support for the Palestinians. But this is the Middle East, and things change rapidly. Any political map you draw today will be out of date in six months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'A New Peace Deal Is an Illusion' | 11/30/2000 | See Source »

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