Word: resistable
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...individual to confuse predators. The “Showing Your Color” box shows footage à la National Geographic (emphasis on the graphic) of various animal mating rituals. This is by far some of the most entertaining material in the entire show—who could resist watching lizards do push ups? We all know that humans like to show off to get a little attention every once in a while, but I never knew that doing push-ups to impress the ladies isn’t an exclusively Homo sapien mating tactic. As it turns out, color...
Jonathan Carroll’s special blend of novel resists attempts to classify it. It’s not science fiction, nor is it fantasy, nor is it realistic. His newest novel, “The Ghost in Love,” tells the story of a man who is fated to die but doesn’t; his ghost appears to tie up lose ends but finds that his body is still alive. The story is his attempt to reconcile his whole self—ghost, past, present, and future. Carroll, who is to speak at the Harvard Book...
...problem limiting the time you spend on the Net,” “find it hard to stay away from the Net for several days at a time,” “find particular areas of the Net, or types of files, hard to resist,” “have trouble controlling your impulses to purchase items, products, or services on the Net,” “have tried, unsuccessfully, to curtail your use of the ‘Net,” or have had “either your work...
...next generation may tragically miss in the world of literature. At day’s end, Mario Kart is not the same thing as Moby-Dick; if the former is to be offered alongside the latter, it must be on a provisional basis only. While we should hardly resist the chronic adaptation of interests and habits amongst young people, we must simultaneously insist upon the preservation the our more classic literary forms. After all, perhaps there is less cause for alarm than a few among us might suggest; perhaps the duel for the hearts and minds of students...
Kevin Casey, Harvard’s associate vice president for government, community and public affairs, said he hoped Welch would “resist the temptation to legislate...