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...Critics argue that Apple's war against buttons is an example of their value of form over function. The new iPod Shuffle design certainly hasn't won universal praise, with some calling the design changes "needless." But astute observers notice that the Shuffle isn't entirely buttonless. They've simply been moved to a new set of Apple proprietary headphones, required to use the device. (Notice how well Apple's PR photo hides that fact?) Users wanting to use their own existing headphones will have to purchase a special adapter cable. If Apple didn't have such a vindictive history...
...both the italicization of “a” as well as the use of “naughtment” emphasize only mind-numbing pretension. Yet on the next page itself she writes of “souls of cork,” an utterly needless use of the same conceit. It is shame that all of this obscures the collection’s strengths. Chief among these is its unity of vision, its continual concern with the similarity of human life to animal life, of our continuity with our animal ancestors. Not only is this a unique...
Limbaugh, needless to say, is a traditionalist, and some reformers have become fierce critics. The debate has gotten pretty hot over the past two weeks, with those critics going after Limbaugh's girth and his outraged fans accusing them of being closet liberals...
...uterine cancer. She recalled, “I told my boyfriend, ‘we have to freeze an embryo!’ The doctor had me convinced I had 15 minutes of fertility left, and this with the boyfriend who’s 16 years younger. Needless to say, we’re no longer together.” Michael B. Hess ’09, the former treasurer of the Lampoon, coordinated the event, bringing Drescher to Harvard through family ties. “She’s coming to be indicted as an honorary member...
...First Pet—a noble example that will hopefully inspire others. Spaying and neutering have caught on across the country, though a quarter of dogs still slip outside the programs. Tighter regulations on puppy mills and animal laboratories would be a good first step to stopping needless suffering...