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...heard sex is like a massage—you give like you want to get—so I rubbed my cheeks and temples up against her tits before I took each nipple sideways in my mouth for a second and rolled it like a pencil between my teeth...

Author: By Kathleen E. Hale, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FICTION: Finagled | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...plight of the protagonist is taken too seriously, and “Superbad” fans might be disappointed to see the fun they love drained by unconvincingly tragic elements.James Brennan (Jesse Eisenberg) is planning a summer Euro-trip with his affluent roommate before he packs his pencil for Columbia’s journalism school. Catastrophe strikes, however, when Dad is demoted and can’t foot the vacation bill. For the first time in his life, James has to find a job. No self-indulgent European jaunt for him—just Pittsburgh, tiny paychecks...

Author: By William P. Hennrikus, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Adventureland | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...subtler approach, the authors single out the Apple Store as a model. Apple openly invites its customers to fidget with its gadgets, and once you start playing with the iPhone, it's awfully hard to leave the place without one. Shu says that at Office Depot, she has seen pencil packages with holes in the plastic. These holes encourage consumers to poke around. (See the best business deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Want to Save Some Money? Shop Without Touching | 4/3/2009 | See Source »

Raffling Raffles. Win a five-night stay at one of seven Raffles Hotels & Resorts in Singapore, the Grenadines, Cambodia (Phnom Penh or Siem Reap), Beverly Hills, Beijing and Dubai. You've got to do some work for this one, so sharpen your pencil and your writing skills, and send in a description of either your dream stay at Raffles or what your best travel experience at Raffles has been. The first prize is five nights in a Presidential Suite; five runners-up get two nights at any of the seven properties. Enter by May 30. See the website for details...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rent This Hotel Room for $1. No Foolin'! | 3/29/2009 | See Source »

...next time you're doodling during a meeting - or twirling a pencil or checking the underside of the table for gum - and you hear that familiar admonition ("Are we bothering you?"), you can tell the boss with confidence that you've been paying attention to every word...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Doodling Helps You Pay Attention | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

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