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...still, in most kids' minds it is this all-important decision that determines if they will make more money than Bill Gates or have to peddle incense and fake Rolexes on urban street corners. How did this process turn into the Wheel of Fortune or Failure? Two evil words have perverted this whole process: Early Decision...
...enormously fake-breasted European women in thong bikinis are invisible to Tom Winkler. He's lying on a chaise longue by the overflowing pool at the Mondrian hotel, picking at the papaya from his $12.50 fruit plate. Remembering to return a call to his actress girlfriend, he pulls out his stainless-steel cell phone. What Winkler needs is a personal assistant...
MAGNETIC CHARGE Though testimonials abound about the power of magnets to relieve pain, a small pilot study suggests that they may not relieve anything but your wallet. Patients wore either a real magnet or a fake--neither the subjects nor the researchers knew which--every other day for six hours. After a week, there was no statistically significant difference in pain or range of motion between the two groups. But don't demagnetize yet. Longer and larger studies are still needed...
...shift where officers are called to cruise around the B-school to make sure there are no shady characters defiling a gilt statue, an ivy-covered edifice or, God forbid, a Bloomberg box. From 4 p.m. to midnight, officers patrol local liquor vendors searching for underaged, fake ID-toting frosh trying to smile like their 22-year-old brothers. Frequenters of Louie's Superette on Banks Street beware. They close out the night with the midnight-to-8 a.m. graveyard shift. In the depths of the darkness, officers encounter anyone from the rowdy homeless in front of Store...
...will the cybermarriages last just because both parties like country music? Human compatibility is more complex. In the 19th century, a suitor had to earn his way into a parlor by showing he was worthy. There had to be evidence of success and proper living. You couldn't "fake it until you make it." No spin: people knew you. The classic question from long ago still applies: Is this the person you want to be with during the best and worst experiences of life? JOSEPH DRAGO Western Springs...