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...massive sex organ bore the tattooed symbols of his destiny" should itself be forcibly tattooed on Brown's massive sex organ. Worse, Brown's scholarship reads like the work of a man who believes what he reads in Wikipedia. In particular, the book suffers from an ill-advised fling with something called noetic science, which explores the idea that human consciousness can affect the physical world, thereby providing (as we are reminded twice in the space of half a page) the "link between modern science and ancient mysticism." (Unlike symbology, noetic science is, amazingly, a real thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Good Is Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol? | 9/15/2009 | See Source »

...kind of girl who never received anything below a 100 percent on any school assignment. Ever. But the complex goes beyond grades; it’s the kind of obsession with perfection that makes this girl a total psycho. Common symptoms include developing an eating disorder, having a fling with a TF in order to get a higher grade, and moving into a single just two weeks into freshman year after being convinced that her roommate is stealing her granola bars...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Avoid These Crazy Harvardians | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...mean for you? Nothing really, except if you’re looking for fine French dining in the Square. In that case, this is it, enfants. Salade Niçoise, escargot, foie gras, and all the yummy trappings of a gap year in Paris—except for that fling with Jean-Claude...

Author: By Lingbo Li and Amy Sun, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Classy Eating in the Square: Tapas, Thai, Foie Gras, and Clam Chowder | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...tone in Lebanon, sends signals to Israel via Turkey that it's willing to negotiate, and continues using its influence with Iran - all as a part of its increasing ties with the West. And this intervention in support of the French detainees is part of that." (Read "France's Fling with Syria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Syria Helps France in Dealing with Iran | 8/18/2009 | See Source »

CHANG CHUN, China— Hot pot, as suggested by its name, is simply a pot of boiling water, seasoned or not, into which diners fling food, wait for it to cook, fish it out, and consume. I consider myself somewhat of a hot-pot connoisseur, having indulged in many delicious regional varieties, including the characteristically tasty Xi’an hot pot, the lamb hot pot of the Northeast, and the Sichuan duck-gizzard hot pot, known to be one of the spiciest foods on the planet. Yet, I continue to be impressed and surprised by the gusto...

Author: By Helen X. Yang | Title: Play with Your Food | 7/15/2009 | See Source »

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