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...from the summer stopped talking to me the first time I published an entry,” Chen says. Now that her readership is expanding, “I see my dating options slowly diminishing. I really feel that guys are afraid to date me—I might give them a bad review!” Her musings about boys have drawn a lot of attention recently—maybe more than she wants. She suggests a love-hate relationship with publicity. “I just don’t want to mess up anyone else?...
...full orchestra and Rufus Wainwright singing "Somewhere Over The Rainbow." A pair of ballroom dancers opened the show and four pairs of male-on-male ballroom dancers closed it. The purpose was to launch their new men's fragrance, Antidote, but this witty Amsterdam-based duo are not afraid to add a bit of social commentary to their work...
With more than 20 years of innovation and accomplishment serving as director of Harvard University Libraries (HUL), Sidney Verba ’53 has become the yardstick by which all librarians will be measured. Throughout his tenure, Verba has managed to keep Harvard ahead of the curve, never afraid to experiment with new technologies and inspirations to our evolving library system. From expanding our library’s connectivity in the Library Digital Initiative, to increasing storage via the Harvard Depository, to spearheading Harvard’s partnership with Google to digitize thousands of public-domain books, Verba has proven...
...When he's not using funding as a carrot, Wen, 34, isn't afraid to reach for a verbal stick. He recently told the Los Angeles Times that the Chinese government's goal of achieving about 230 pollution-free days a year in Beijing in time for the 2008 Olympics was merely propaganda intended to lull the public into thinking the air is getting cleaner. Equally blunt, he says China's plans to build scores of nuclear reactors without local consultation are "irrational and undemocratic...
...parables rather than in abstract theories. He told stories. He had friends. He got to places late; he misread the actions of others; he wept; he felt disappointment; he asked as many questions as he gave answers; and he was often silent in self-doubt or elusive or afraid...