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...school students out of a few bucks. Indeed, Nesson says he plays with students “whenever they invite me to a good game.” GPSTS, Nesson’s brainchild, sponsors team poker matches between law, business, and other professional schools. In its attempt to spread the joy of poker to universities around the world, GPSTS has already claimed 366 students at the University of Michigan, 100 students at Cornell, and 65 at Harvard. But don’t think it’s all fun and games—the society also holds academic seminars...
...that many members of my generation who grew up alongside “10 Things I Hate About You,” “A Knight’s Tale,” and “Brokeback Mountain” were thrown into shock. The news spread remarkably fast by text message, email, and Facebook post, and for days the actor’s tragic passing featured prominently in almost all of my conversations with friends...
...Your Own Best Friend to Passages and Your Erroneous Zones. By the late '70s, according to polls conducted by Yankelovich, Skelly & White, 72% of Americans spent a great deal of time thinking about themselves and their inner needs. "The rage for self-fulfillment," wrote Yankelovich, "... had now spread to virtually the entire U.S. population...
...says. "The only time I get really nostalgic is when I get stoned and listen to Pink Floyd and think about when everyone was everyone else's lover. But it just doesn't work." With her first husband, she experimented with open marriage. "The trouble is that emotionally you spread yourself too thin. What women who tried to break out of traditional relationships found is that it doesn't work...
...revolution. They are simply showing up for help now because the new freedom, besides raising expectations, has made it easier for people to admit to sexual problems. Sexologist Caplan is not so sure; he thinks that the sexual revolution has been a highly significant factor in the spread of ISD. Because of boredom, satiation and the elimination of taboos, he says, "it is becoming increasingly clear that the excitement value of average sexual practices is diminishing." Psychologist C.A. Tripp argues that sexual excitement depends on obstacles and barriers. As barriers fall, so does pleasure. Caplan says that he knows many...