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While a good sparring partner can help prepare a smooth retort or well-planned zinger, a bad stand-in can damage a performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Art of the Debate Stand-In | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

Once my panic subsides, I can focus on the snakes moving across my skin. They're cool, dry and smooth. It's not unpleasant, except when a tiny one stops to nibble on my eyelashes. Their presence stirs something deep and peaceful in me. I come away relaxed and curiously light-headed, though I don't feel the urge to buy myself a python to continue this therapy at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spa That Slithers | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...music. He also exhibits such control over the guitar that it sounds rugged on one track (“Treason”) and Sixpence-None-the-Richer on another (“Underground”). What’s more, while pushing age 60, he still maintains a smooth voice that makes me wonder why Fleetwood Mac ever had to hire Stevie Nicks. Unfortunately, the album starts with its weakest song. “Great Day” overplays call and response between vocals and guitar. This bluesy shtick is downright irritating when combined with the poppy tempo...

Author: By Roy Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lindsey Buckingham | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

...camp - which has challenged Mbeki's market-oriented economic policies from the left. Still, the widespread respect enjoyed by the former political prisoner and union organizer has positioned him as a bridge between the rival factions, and the leader many see as the one best able to ensure a smooth transition to Zuma?s presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa's Next President? | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

...major concern remains: sensitivity. Excitement surely captured us when we first felt the thicker, stiffer, more robust cards in our eager hands. We assumed that, armed with this new technology, we would only have to touch our hips, gently, to that magical spot in order to secure a smooth entry. We soon learned, however, that it requires a good deal of awkward fumbling to find the sweet spot that turns on the reader and causes the door to yield. Worse yet, to do it with our wallet still in our pants requires a great deal of pelvic thrusting, prolonging...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Tap That | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

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