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Looking out for #1

I went out with my first boyfriend because he told me he loved me.  My second made me feel desirable, no matter what.  I went out with my third because I thought he was the most mysterious and beautiful creature I’d ever seen.  Each fulfilled a need for me - psychological, physical, emotional - something. [...]

YouTube for the intellectual crowd?

This article (”Ex-Harvard President Meets a Former Student, and Intellectual Sparks Fly”) looks interesting - The product is a kind of YouTube for intellectuals (wanna watch lectures on modern economics, policy, and scientific discoveries, instead of wannabe rebels griping against The Establishment as embodied by their parents? Then this is for you…)
I’m also impressed [...]

Our Parents do More Drugs Than We Do…

From BusinessWeek online:
… Young adults drink less coffee than their parents, and they tend to drink it on the go. It’s a bitter change for Folgers and Maxwell House …
What’s that song by Dar Williams? “Are You Out There..“?

A merger with potential!!

Check this out: The BBC bought Lonely Planet
Meaning one of the best news sources out there just bought my favorite-ever travel guide maker!
Incidentally, anyone who wants to buy me a random present should get me the Europe or USA/Canada/Mexico one(s)

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