Chic? What a meanless adjective when applied to Paris. That's like calling a certain neighbourhood of New York "dense" or a certain street in L.A. "smoggy"
The New York Times reports in detail about a study by two researchers that purports that newspaper headlines are much harsher on the economy during Republican presidencies than Democratic ones. Of course, that might be because from 1991-2004 the economy has suffered more under Republican presidencies...but I'd need a research grant to be sure.
Oh, and at the end of the article, the NYT finally mentions that one of the researchers has "come under criticism [when he acknowledged] that he assumed a pseudonym -- Mary Rosh -- to write his own praise and defend his positions in online debate on [gun ownership as crime deterrant] from 2000 through January 2003." The other was an adviser to Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, during his bid for the presidency in 2000.
And these guys are investigating bias. I guess it's a subject near and dear to them.
“I find myself thinking of a checklist Wozniak wrote a few years ago describing how to become a genius. His advice was straightforward yet strangely terrible: You must clarify your goals, gain knowledge through spaced repetition, preserve health, work steadily, minimize stress, refuse interruption, and never resist sleep when tired. This should lead to radically improved intelligence and creativity. The only cost: turning your back on every convention of social life.”
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.”
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