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...Harvard Rugby Football Club launched itself into the national spotlight this weekend in Stanford, Calif. as it upset two higher-seeded teams at USA Rugby’s Sweet 16 Tournament, the equivalent of an NCAA championship tournament...
...long ago, high-protein bars were the space food of choice for dieters who wanted their sweet fixes in alternative form. But with diets such as Atkins and the Zone reinforcing the idea that carbohydrates are the main stumbling block to weight management, low-carb bars are crowding the racks near the registers at supermarkets, pharmacies and health-food stores. "They're so popular because people think, I'll have this instead of a candy bar," says Sharron Dalton, professor of nutrition at New York University. But experts warn that just because these bars are low in "net carbs...
...many singles, a noisy bar is the perfect setting for the rituals of courtship. But for others, loud voices, pounding music and noisy cell phones make the sweet nothings too hard to hear. Enter the Quiet Party, where all talking above a gentle whisper is banned, cell phones are forbidden and the jukebox is muted. Participants chat mostly via notes; some are suggestive, others discuss current events, while still others seek creative potential mates by starting chain stories. The first Quiet Party took place in New York City last November, and now the idea is spreading nationwide. The first international...
...America's favorite imports from Mexico is butterflies, especially the 300 million to 400 million monarchs that each spring and summer flutter across much of the U.S. and as far north as Canada in search of cooler weather. This year's migration is especially sweet. A devastating cold snap in January 2002 was estimated to have killed 75% of the monarchs that winter in the Transvolcanic Mountains of central Mexico, about 90 miles west of Mexico City, where they have inspired a growing tourism business. Lepidopterists had been worried that the butterfly population wouldn't bounce back...
...director whose earlier films - Felicia's Journey, The Sweet Hereafter and Exotica - dealt with more abstract obsessions, Ararat is both personal and political. It premiered last September in Yerevan, Armenia's capital, and was enthusiastically received. The film has not yet been screened in Turkey. But with its scattered releases across Europe, Ararat is enabling a wider audience to explore a trauma that lives on today...