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During an unremarkable stop on the presidential campaign trail last week, Hillary Clinton was thrown what appeared to be a softball: “How do you do it? How do you keep so upbeat and wonderful?” And then it happened. A catch in her voice, a...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira | Title: Cry, The Beloved Country | 1/11/2008 | See Source »

Perhaps reflecting his creator's donnish temperament, Inspector Chen is somewhat ambivalent about the door-knocking and petty politicking that go along with police work. In the course of his investigations, Qiu's hero frequently cites literary theory or quotes Tang dynasty poetry. Chen is less a cop moonlighting as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Criminal Mind | 12/19/2007 | See Source »

Ed Sayres, President and CEO of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, is a fan of Dr. Weiss's research. "It's the first profiling that I'm aware of that measures a guardian's temperament as well as the animal's personality. Many applications ask a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Personality Test for Pets | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

Editor’s Note: Welcome to a new music feature, where we look at albums from the past and re-evaluate them. Enjoy.If it weren’t so terrible, I’m not sure “Rock N Roll” would be such a great...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOR THE RECORD: Ryan Adams | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

OMAHA, Neb.—Like the ancient Greeks who traveled hundreds of miles to hear the Oracle of Delphi, so went 98 Harvard students this weekend in search of business wisdom from the Oracle of Omaha—Warren Buffett.Buffett, whose estimated $52 billion fortune makes him the second...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Make Buffett Pilgrimage | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

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