Word: weights
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...biggest medical dilemma facing most humans may soon be our masses of fat. One would hope that as we begin to dissect hunger at the molecular level, we can control our weight with safe pills rather than will. People can't resist food--we didn't evolve for food being cheap; we evolved for food being scarce. So we may need science to save us from our human nature. Food without fat--it's like sex without having babies, and you know how great a revolution that triggered...
Another moderate change discussed in the book involves U.S. News and World Report’s influential college rankings, which favor colleges with early admissions programs by giving significant weight to yield and selectivity...
...winning novel is unapologetically Oscar bait, a solemn, century-spanning “what is life?” treatise backed by a triumvirate of A-list actresses (Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore) and directed by Billy Elliot vet Stephen Daldry. Yet for a film of its ostensible weight, The Hours certainly takes easy shots at its lead trio—three colossally boring straw women who rediscover their lost vitality in drearily obvious ways as the picture progresses. Perhaps The Hours’ greatest value rests in its side-by-side comparison of Moore, the greatest actress...
...Malkin Athletic Center (MAC) is a virtual Mecca for athletes and fitness gurus alike—Harvard’s Adonis-like men, health-conscious freshman girls and many in between are regular patrons of the MAC’s multiple weight rooms and coveted “Cardio Room.” But when demand for fitness equipment far exceeds the building’s supply, Harvard students can get a little too competitive...
...read many an op-ed here on the pages of The Crimson about the conflict in the Middle East. We, as a community, possess some extremely strong views about the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians. But I worry that we too often throw words around without realizing the weight they carry...