Go
Although a lot of fun to play, Go isn't as realistic as another ancient strategy game, the Viking "Hnefatafl," in which one of the two sides is the attacker and the other merely vies to help its own King escape.
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February 11, 2008
February 8, 2008
Dartmouth
It's curious how, when people list the Ivy League schools, they tend to forget Dartmouth.
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February 6, 2008
Aristotle
Aristotle rose to prominence not through his ideas but as the academic favored by the most powerful man in the world at the time, King Philip II of Macedonia. Philip II loved this unknown philosopher and fellow Macedonian so much that he chose Aristotle to be his son's tutor--and his son was Alexander the Great. Aristotle was a guy beloved by kings who conquered the world and spread his ideas.
February 5, 2008
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is wonderful, but right across the bay is Niteroi, which is even better. The view of the city there is spectacular, and the Oscar Neimeyer museum is a real perk.
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February 4, 2008
The Riviera
Everyone goes to the French Riviera. The Italian Riviera is just as lovely, and so much more exclusive.
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