Word: zeppeliner
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...they?re some intrinsic part of our personalities. But in reality, we choose our likes and dislikes to define our identities. You don?t just happen to like chocolate, horses, long walks on the beach and cuddling, and hate rude men. At some age you chose to like Led Zeppelin because it helped you fit with the group you wanted to be in, or Grand Master Flash because it made you seem quirky. And in 1980, at 9 years old, after the U.S. defeated the Soviet Union, I chose hockey. Not so much to be patriotic but because...
This is not your everyday blue lagoon. It has palm trees, waterfalls and white-sand beaches, but it lies under the vaulted roof of a former zeppelin hangar 60 km south of Berlin. The Tropical Islands Resort opened in December to the rhythm of Brazilian samba bands. Banking on the novelty of being Northern Europe's first indoor tropical getaway - and the Germans' reputation as dedicated beach lovers - Malaysian businessman Colin Au paid $18 million in 2002 for the abandoned hangar after zeppelin maker CargoLifter went bankrupt. He spent $91 million creating the resort, a sparkling lagoon surrounded by thatched...
...gets really hyperactive,” which is why when people get on and off the elevator, Lawrence does not acknowledge them, but merely keeps his head in his books and his iPod in his ears, listening to a playlist which alternates between Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. “Zendrix,” Lawrence calls it, “my Zen-like playlist...
...influences. “Even though he’s a little guy I think he’d had have to get in the ring, and I think you’d have to throw in some of the classics too—some of the guys from Zeppelin. It’d probably turn into a wrestling match, tag team, with Zeppelin, CCR and Crosby, Stills and Nash, and then I’d add Anthony Kiedis from the Chili Peppers—I don’t know. We’re a mutt. We?...
Britain's Financial Times once described Steven Pinker as "a handsome man" with a hairstyle that "works equally well for Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant." But even if the Harvard psychologist didn't look like a rock star, he would still play to packed houses on the lecture circuit. He has something rare among top-tier scholars, an ability to convey complex ideas with clarity, flair and wit. That's one reason his books--most recently, The Blank Slate--make best-seller lists even as they make waves in academia. The other reason is those waves in academia. Pinker...