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Despite his parents' secularism, or perhaps because of it, Einstein rather suddenly developed a passionate zeal for Judaism. "He was so fervent in his feelings that, on his own, he observed Jewish religious strictures in every detail," his sister recalled. He ate no pork, kept kosher and obeyed the strictures of the Sabbath. He even composed his own hymns, which he sang to himself as he walked home from school...
...gorgeous spring day in Baghdad today. The sun was out. Friday is the first day of the weekend, so many families ate barbequed lamb skewers in their backyard gardens. But as the sun started to wane, reality returned and, as is the unfortunate custom here, unsettling news started coming over the airwaves. A suicide bomber blew himself up as a deputy prime minister was walking out of a well-guarded mosque near his home on the edge of the fortified Green Zone in the middle of Baghdad. Salam al-Zubaie was struck in the chest by shrapnel and remains...
...nights gave way to fever dreams. A tweed-clad throng led the class of 2010 on an inaugural foxhunt through the Old Yard. I developed a close relationship with Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the manly Kenan Jr. Professor of Government with a heart of gold. We ate at a candlelit table; Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes made clear which fork was for which dish...
...realizing he really couldn't be bothered to exercise it, and giving it back. I roused the head of the National Petroleum Agency from his siesta and interviewed him as he sat bare-chested on his verandah with his unfastened belt hanging between his legs. I drank excellent coffee, ate some great dark, heavy chocolate, and when I ran out of people to meet, Danielo took me to see the Boca del Inferno (Mouth of Hell), which turned out to be a rocky channel in the surf with a bit of a current...
Around the office, Gerber was known for charging an average of $1,200 a month for lunches and an additional $2,000 to $3,000 for dinners. "The irony," says a witness, "is that he never ate lunch. He used to prefer tofu sandwiches." A witness told the IRS that when Gerber traveled to Dubai on a recent trip, he charged the university the full cost of the trip, despite the fact that his hosts picked...