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...Tonic cuisine's scientific efficacy remains up for debate, but Chinese herbal doctors swear by its powers to help cleanse and rejuvenate the body, prevent disease and maintain health and longevity. "There are around a hundred Chinese herbal medicines that can be considered both as food and medicine," says Mary Cheng, senior manager and pharmacist at Eu Yan Sang, a 130-year-old traditional Chinese medicine company. "We eat tonic cuisine for the beneficial effects of the herbs themselves, preserving your health, and because [the herbs] blend great with the dish." (See 10 things to do in Beijing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recovering from Holiday Season Indulgence? | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...that meticulous craft, Bridges still gives such an organic performance, you sometimes forget it's him you're watching (peering into that face, you'd swear it's Kris Kristofferson) and that he's playing a fictional character. When Bridges sings Bad's wistful, weary songs - written by producer T-Bone Burnett and a group of other musicians, including Ryan Bingham, who has a small part in the film - you feel like this is a guy you might be lucky to find at your local honky-tonk. One of the first lyrics we hear from Bad is "I used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crazy Heart Review: Jeff Bridges Abides | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

...Chapter 1--the first 15 years. I never thought we would last more than two albums. It wasn't meant to be a band. I would've called it something else if it were meant to be a band. Something other than Foo Fighters, I swear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Dave Grohl | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

...liberty and justice for all” by barring gays and lesbians from marrying. In an interview with CNN, Phillips stated that he thought that “[gay people] should have the rights all people should” and that he was “not going to swear that they...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Standing Up | 11/19/2009 | See Source »

...Insider admitted that this apples-to-oranges comparison was made purely for entertainment purposes.  Still, it inspired us to dig up some other statistics to put Harvard’s acceptance rate in perspective.  (We didn’t make these up, we swear...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: And You Thought Getting Into Harvard was Hard... | 11/14/2009 | See Source »

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