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...meet a blonde that is forceful or demanding. Our peers unconciouscly associate blondeness with affluence and privilege, and thus regard blondes’ opinions as naïve and ill-informed. People assume that I’m downright silly because of my hair color—and I wonder if I cater my behavior to their expectations...

Author: By Kristi L. Jobson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Having a Blonde Moment | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

...Everything old is new again,” as both the adage and the selection of T-shirts at Urban Outfitters demonstrate. But if the rumors that Urban sometimes supplements its own merchandise with vintage finds is true, one still has to wonder: where are those stores getting their clothes? And isn’t “vintage” just a euphemism for used...

Author: By Susan E. Mcgregor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Holes Make the Man (or Woman) | 12/2/2004 | See Source »

...occasional indie movie of today might have a warmly erotic scene (as inP.S.) or portray adults seduced and baffled by sexual possibilities (Kinsey), but mature audacity is in pretty short supply. Seeing Closer, teetering from empathy with to disapproval of each of its characters, a moviegoer has to wonder, Why can't there be a dozen, a hundred, films like this? Where's the good and bad sex in movies? Why can't directors locate where we live, how we love and lie to each other, and get closer to it? --With reporting by Desa Philadelphia/ Los Angeles and Josh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Let's Talk About Sex | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

...name is 3M Novec 1230 Fire Protection Fluid, and its chemical formula looks like alphabet soup. (It's technically a fluorinated ketone, whatever that means.) But you can dunk a laptop computer in it, and it'll come out bone dry and working fine. That makes this wonder fluid perfect for putting out fires in offices, computer rooms and museums. Just don't try drinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coolest Inventions 2004: Fire Fighter | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

Shareholders might wonder if they are anything more than an afterthought. News' stock has been rising--but not fast enough for a company projected to grow earnings at twice the industry pace, says Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen. She calls the stock grossly undervalued. News recently left Australia to incorporate in the U.S., where it will be added to the prestigious S&P 500 stock index next month. That's giving it a boost. But Murdoch's plan for his two thirtysomething sons to succeed him remains a drag on the stock. Adding weight to the anchor: since Malone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Family Affair | 11/29/2004 | See Source »

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