Devil Food Made Me Do It

et les darons ont fait semblant d’y croire. Adam, cet imbécile, il a tiqué. Toujours à tirer la tronche, une seconde nature chez le sale gosse. Le soir, on s’est tape le plus monstrueux couscous de la création. Tous les ingrédients étaient made in Tlemcen et je vous jure, ça rend le gout meilleur. En France, ils doivent affadir les épices. Même la semoule, elle respire une odeur qui tue. Je me souviens pas d’avoir jamais mange un plat aussi délicieux. Faut dire que j’avais jamais été séparée

Preface The idea that man invents his own realities is not a new one; it is found in such diverse philosophies as the Muta'zilla of Islam and the teachings of Buddhism, as well as in many much less formal systems of thought. Perhaps it has always been known to man. Nevertheless, the prospect of introducing this idea to an anthropology and a culture that wants very much to control its own realities (as all cultures do) is a difficult one. An undertaking such as this one therefore requires far

in the world. An estimated 250 billion euros the total of all cash flows that pass in football, both for salaries, transfers, sales of shoes ... This windfall has prompted many lusts and there are very sophisticated marketing strategies that develop. It is the passion for football shared by billions of people that blooms merchandising. With such a mass of consumers, any product can make money and everything becomes sponsors: players, clubs, teams and events. In addition, the crowds in Ligue 1 continued

THE GOAL 1 I come through the gate this morning at 7:30 and I can see it from across the lot: the crimson Mercedes. It's parked beside the plant, next to the offices. And it's in my space. Who else would do that except Bill Peach? Never mind that the whole lot is practically empty at that hour. Never mind that there are spaces marked "Visitor." No, Bill's got to park in the space with my title on it. Bill likes to make subtle statements. So, okay, he's the division vice-president, and I'm just

notice. By some peculiar chance beyond my hope and expectation it has happened, both quickly and as I hope, happily enough. There fell into my hands an old manuscript of admirable antiquity containing some commentaries on celestial matters. This manuscript, which formerly belonged to the library of that magnanimous and glorious hero, Matthew, King of Hungary,*2 escaped by no less happy a fate than by that singular (as I indeed interpret it) genius of our city, which constantly favors this most beautiful

and the resources, respectively, of some nations Ethics in Global Management WorldCom, which changed its name recently to MCI, committed the greatest fraud in U.S. financial history, reporting what now appears to be $11bn in profits it never made. FINANCIAL TIMES, July 29, 2003 These banks [JP Morgan, Chase, and Citigroup, who were aware of the Enron fraud] serve as yet another reminder that you can't turn a blind eye to the consequences of your actions—if you know

movement is the largest and most active politico-religious association in Morocco. Apart from recruiting new followers, its activities range from participating in demonstrations, organizing Islamic charity and welfare societies, providing social services, food, and medicine to the poor, and arranging marriages.1 All attempts to gain legal recognition for the movement have so far been rejected. Yassine was born in 1928 in Marrakesh, even though the secondary sources contradict each other in terms of the precise

and cruise market segments were sufficiently distinct, the competitors in these two industries are far too adept to allow one brand to achieve dominance in a particular segment. Then again, certain hotel brands and cruise lines do appeal to specific customer groups more than do their competitors. For example, one cruise line attracted more business from women than did its cohorts. Likewise, women patronized two high-end hotel brands to a greater extent than they did competing high-end hotels. These

souffleurs les pots de vin les grosses gommes anonymes D A Discours caméléons, la censure en prime Échange librement, des promesses d'élection E D C A On a les pluies acides, le fast food insipide arsenal de missiles, "Made in U.S.A." A Le président s'avance, il est fier de rappeler Qu'on fait tous partie, d'une belle société D A Armée pour la paix, le cash va rentrer Et l'histoire ne fait que recommencer E Comme dans tous

THE SHALLOWS ALSO BY NICHOLAS CARR The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google Does IT Matter? THE SHALLOWS What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains NICHOLAS CARR W. W. NORTON & COMPANY New York * London Copyright © 2010 by Nicholas Carr All rights reserved “The writing ball is a thing like me…” from Gramophone, Film, Typewriter by Friedrich A. Kittler, translated by Geoffrey Winthrop-Young and Michael Wutz. Copyright © 1996 by the Board of Trustees of the