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...R.E.M. might say, it’s the end of the world as we know it, and we feel fine. No, dear reader, the following is neither a forecast of the apocalypse nor an elegy for the state of rock music today. But have you ever noticed how we often go through life as if we are living at the end of the world, as if the world—whether or not we like it—is going to keep looking like this forever? As one of the first generations to grow up largely beyond the shadow...
...will, the wallet, or the military muscle to attempt them. In that sense, Mandelbaum argues in a new book, the U.S. acts as the world's government, to the broad benefit of many outside its borders. The Case for Goliath is one of those works that invites the reader to look at the familiar in a new way; it would be nice, if optimistic, to think that it will be read carefully by those for whom knee-jerk anti-Americanism is a substitute for thought. For much of the post-1945 world, Mandelbaum argues, the U.S. has done what governments...
...core of the free Google Pack is, in essence, a software downloader and manager. It goes out and gets the latest versions of useful free programs that are not always known or easy to find. Spyware hunter Ad-Aware, PDF viewer Adobe Reader 7, privacy-minded web browser Mozilla Firefox, and streaming-media utility RealPlayer are among them, as well as a special six-month free trial of Norton AntiVirus. Each program is optional, and it's easy to create a custom set for installation. As new versions are posted, the Google Updater quietly updates your software. This prevents...
...final column of the semester as an airing of the choicest 10 pieces of dirty laundry from the past year that I have yet to cover. Think of this “can’t stand it” list as my secular, non-judgmental holiday present to readers that hints ever so mildly at potential resolutions for the New Year:10. Undergraduate Council (UC) shuttles to Logan Airport. This one doubly frustrates me because these shuttles that transport students during holidays are not only useless, but they are popular too. They also hemorrhage money and leave many would...
...shirt with a picture of a bulldog copulating, “doggie style,” with a somewhat distressed-looking pilgrim in crimson. I knew I was in luck. After a polite request, he walked up to the door and positioned his posterior in front of the card reader. Magically, the door clicked open. I was amazed, and inquired how such a feat could be accomplished. “I don’t know,” he said, “some kind of chip or something.” These sophisticated IDs are called Prox-Cards...