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...noticed that Channon has been writing for the Guardian in the run-up to the film's release. How did that come about? Well, I suggested it, but it was sort of a gamble because Jim's his own man. He could have written, "I hate Jon Ronson's book." He loved the movie, and he loves Jeff Bridges, who plays him in the movie. Obviously, George Clooney didn't hurt either. George Clooney is like an antiseptic bandage, he kind of heals all wounds. (See the top 10 fiction books...
...Begleiter represents a different sort of recreational player that is taking to the game in increasing numbers; players with a mathematical mind, focus, drive and a keen sense of risk honed in professions like academia, the law or finance. These hobbyist bounty hunters were bound to start showing up at the Main Event, where the game's popularity has pushed up the stakes nine-fold over the past decade - a period that has seen folks with a knack for numbers, like math whiz Chris Ferguson and accountant Chris Moneymaker, claim mountainous paydays...
...system uses Pavlovian conditioning to have the user sort cropped faces into left and right categories, originally denoted as "European American" or "African American," a red 'X' signaled when the user makes a selection of which the program does not approve. The second round then replaces these titles with "Bad" and "Good," now flashing words intended to be sorted based on connotations. Later rounds permutate "Good" and "Bad" with "European American" and "African American," in the race test, to measure changes in reaction times when, for example, "Good" is paired with "European American" or "Bad" with "African American". The results...
...major role in the national character. There needs to be a breakdown of central authority. When the center weakens and a number of smaller religious groups look to establish a new order of things, then you have the greatest threat. Pakistan is the most likely candidate for this sort of dynamic. Neither Iran nor Israel are remotely on the verge of losing centralized authority as is Pakistan...
Figuring we'd need help to keep frugality from bankrupting us, I asked Brad Tuttle, who writes the Cheapskate Blog for TIME.com for some advice. "It sort of doesn't matter if something is on sale or not on sale," he said. "What I always come back to on the Cheapskate Blog is, Do I need this?" Then Tuttle suggested some sites, such as Eversave.com and Coupon.com where I could print out coupons for stuff I wanted. He also mentioned a deal I couldn't pass up: that weekend, Ikea was giving out free breakfasts...