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Every year, a Harvard undergraduate pays about $4,430 for board, which translates into a system where students can take unlimited amounts of food during mealtime, and eat as many meals as they wish.
Fat Fighter In the twilight of the Atkins age, people are realizing that while carbs may still be an enemy, fat is no friend. Does that mean you have to ditch the deep fryer? Maybe not. Proteus Industries of Gloucester, Mass., has developed a technique to extract proteins from animal...
I know this middle-aged jazz saxophonist who swears that Toni Braxton’s 1996 hit, “Un-Break My Heart,” is the most musically fascinating pop song of the twentieth century. I guess he must be right, because hella people have been revisiting...
Swensen A truly diversified portfolio and strong orientation toward equity or equity-like investments. That part translates very well to individuals, who can buy a broad range of funds, including real estate. The other part, though, is getting strong active-management results. The individual just cannot do that. They don...
In what experts say is awelcome nod to common sense, the CIA, having spent billions over the years on undercover agents, phone taps and the like, plans to create a large wing in the spookhouse dedicated to sorting through various forms of data that are not secret--such as...