blurb from an ad in the new york review of books for beauty pays: why attractive people are more successful by daniel hamermesh (princeton u press). the blurb is by freakonomist stephen dubner. "He writes so lucidly and charmingly about such a compelling subject that you will never again look at a beautiful face (or an ugly one) without thinking of the many economic consequences. Bravo!" bravo? this seems like a terrible interruption of human pleasure.