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...word to the wise: grab a copy of their self-released album while you can. You’ll kick yourself when you hear them on the radio a couple of years from...
...moonlighting as kids' writers, Tartt has written a grownup book that captures the dark, Lord of the Flies side of childhood and classic children's literature. Harriet is a child, not a pint-size adult or supergirl. (She's Harriet, not Harriet the Spy.) She is smart but not wise, naive but not innocent, a stubborn moral absolutist who acts not out of Harry Potter bravery but out of love, prejudice and ignorance of the consequences of her actions. In contrast, her best friend and accomplice, Hely, a dim, happy, "normal" boy who loves James Bond and cartoons, treats...
...field of economics, theoretical models are predicated on people behaving rationally. Daniel Kahneman proved otherwise, perhaps because he is not an economist. A professor at Princeton University, Kahneman, 65, is a cognitive psychologist. In his studies he has shown that people are not particularly wise about assessing probability. His work, he has said, was inspired by such curiosities as finding that when polled, subjects said they would travel 20 minutes to save $5 on a $15 calculator but not spend the same time to save $5 on a $125 jacket. Kahneman won the prize, according to the committee, for "having...
...admirable job of keeping the family name in the spotlight - her plunging palm-leaf dress made headlines when it was worn by Jennifer Lopez - she doesn't have her brother's world-class talent. If there's to be a Donatella Versace exhibition in the future, she'd be wise to partner with a designer whose creative skills match her networking ones. See Also: The Art of Fashion NEWS AND EVENTS The Other Side of Yohji Yamamoto Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto is known for his cerebral approach. His ready-to-wear collection is beautiful and well-made enough...
...done something lab-wise sophomore year I would have written [a thesis],” Hirshon says, but without that experience finding an adviser proved too difficult...