Word: conditioners
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For some people, one of the bewildering aspects of the modern condition is that all sorts of things no longer mean what they once did. A smile is not always just a smile; a pat on the back may be mistaken for more than encouragement. And at the center of...
Cold and hungry, of course, is no way to go through life, but the condition has its rewards. When metabolism slows down, all its attendant processes do too, including cell division. Since, as Hayflick discovered, the number of divisions is limited, animals that go through them slowly may be able...
Mobutu remains the missing man in Zaire's latest crisis, out of sight and in questionable command of his nation. Even in the best of times, his absence would provoke perilous consequences for a country hovering on the threshold of economic collapse after 30 years of high-handed rule. But...
He is mad--schizophrenic, to be exact--but it's a nice mad, not angry or morose. In a spray of wildly allusive wordplay, David Helfgott natters compulsively, cheerfully, to himself. Popular cinema loves head cases, especially when their condition is as endearing as David's. Because he was once...
First, it provides an excuse to incarcerate a large proportion of poor black and brown youths, for whom there are few jobs and who might rebel against their dire condition. Also, the deleterious effects of these drugs on rational thought keeps these youths from organizing themselves into a potent political...