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...Unbearable Lightness of Being, whose lover wants her to visit Palermo. He asks how she can possibly live without seeing it, to which Sabina responds, “I have seen Palermo. A friend of mine once sent me a postcard from there. It's taped up over the toilet...

Author: By Rachel A. Stark, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Façade | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...deadliest uprising took place over four days at upstate New York's Attica Correctional Facility in 1971. More than 1,000 prisoners rebelled, holding dozens of guards hostage and issuing a series of demands to improve living conditions (prisoners were reportedly allowed only one shower per week and one toilet-paper roll per month). After negotiations broke down, authorities forcibly retook the facility, using tear gas and live ammunition. The violence killed 32 inmates and 11 guards. (Decades later, New York State awarded millions in damages to surviving inmates who said they were mistreated following the insurrection as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prison Riots | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...Thanks to sweat, underwear sticks to skin like glue. Note the third person—helping cute toddlers position themselves on the toilet just got twice as awkward...

Author: By Helen X. Yang | Title: Hot and Sticky | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...It’s been very hard to focus on work…The morale is in the toilet,” said Kelley, who decided not to take the early retirement package this spring. “I’ve worked here for 28 years, and I’ve been here in the good times and the bad times—this, to me, is the worst of all times...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Staffers Vehemently Criticize Job Cuts | 6/23/2009 | See Source »

...trend. As a manufacturer told TIME in 1984, "I think many people wear military clothes because they feel proud of the U.S." To this day, consumers can find the familiar Woodland motif in oddly conspicuous colors - neon orange, bright red, hot pink - on everything from lingerie to toilet paper. Designers like Christian Dior and Nicole Miller have even created camo couture; witness the evening gown of shimmering sequins and blotchy earth tones...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Camouflage | 6/22/2009 | See Source »

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