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...would be a mistake to avoid Coupling out of prudishness. There are far better reasons to avoid it. If watching TV is like dating, then to maintain a relationship a set of characters has to be lovable or irresistibly maddening. Coupling's six are just Friends' characters taken to obnoxious extremes. The three women are, respectively, bitchy, desperate and crazy, but what saves the show from misogyny is that the men, in turn, are selfish, preening and pathetic...
...achievement should be exhilarating, the Nobel laureate says, as long as work is a calling--whether that calling is to serve others, work in government or provide for a family by practicing corporate law. Buddhist wisdom and Western science intersect in other places: the Dalai Lama warns that to avoid jealousy and bitterness, workers must possess a realistic view of their abilities. The book is largely a transcription of Cutler's conversations with the famous monk, and the most poignant material is in the last five chapters. But early on, he provides comfort for us working stiffs: during some meditation...
...should you approach the global recovery? Europe seems most vulnerable to missing the party. Its manufacturers are plagued with high costs, and they have been struggling to restructure. Yet its stocks are priced as if all were well. Avoid this region. It's last in line anyway, and prices have to fall across the board to become broadly attractive...
...visitors in her room are all related: in fact, the nine couples who live in the adjoining mud houses on the lane are brothers, sisters and cousins who have cross-married to avoid paying dowries. When they shed their hijab, Afghan women lead a feisty life. Ghotair is the family hairdresser, and all the women have short, styled hair. The husbands enjoy it when their wives apply makeup and dress in transparent, low-cut outfits so that they look like Bombay movie stars. "They have many desires," grins Ghotair. The other women chortle happily, swapping stories of conjugal demands...
...suggested Walsh's mistreatment is part of a persistent culture of violence and poor oversight in the Irish police. Walsh, 35, and her sister Ciara were walking through trendy Grafton Street with friends on a cool night in April 1998 when an unmarked police car reversed toward them. To avoid getting run over, Walsh banged on the trunk - for which she was arrested and hurled into the back of a police van. When Ciara protested, she was arrested too. On their way to the station, Walsh says she was held by the hair while a policeman knelt on her back...