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...swished the ribbed plastic glass, and the reconstituted orange juice (more bitter than Tang and without that cool futuristic aura) lapped up the sides and hung there evenly like paint. They really did leave those O.J. tanks full all night...
...shorts, doesn't come across like a Mack Daddy or Puff Daddy or any other kind of daddy. He's so laid back, he could have a second career as a futon. But you can see why he works so well with anxious, career-minded stars: he exudes an aura of calm. Jerkins works out of Pleasantville in part because he grew up in the area, but also so he can avoid all the drama that comes with recording in New York City. Okay, maybe he can be a little too mellow. During an interview, he also reads and sends...
...other hand, says William Gayton, professor of psychology at the University of Southern Maine in Portland, it's hard to overestimate the effect of a winning legacy, and while Knight has not been particularly successful in recent years, he maintains his aura as a winner. It's that winning tradition, explains Gayton, that may be enough to keep players from causing too much of a ruckus over Knight's "idiosyncrasies." And in the world of sports, such outbursts are hardly the exception. Just as there is a long tradition of coaches whose enthusiasm has bordered on abuse, there are probably...
Clearly, I had no idea what I was talking about. Some strict editor should have stopped me. And while I have only slightly more of an idea of what I'm talking about two years later, at least I have the aura, however mistaken, of senior wisdom around me. This weekend is pre-frosh weekend for the Class of 2004, so I've been self-indulgent with the hope of helping others and compiled a list, with the help of friends, of Things to Do at Harvard as an Undergraduate. For those who make the (right) decision to come...
Opinion polls show that most Americans are happy with Clinton's leadership but don't trust him. If the ongoing investigation develops accusations against other members of the administration, the "untrustworthy" aura could spread. While Democratic spin doctors would like to project the donkeys as a party of smart leadership that happens to have an immoral leader, it could come off as an immoral party that happens to have a smart leader...