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...FleetCenter occurs at a time when the arena had just gained collective recognition as a Boston landmark; people were finally as accustomed to talking about the FleetCenter as they had been talking about the Boston Garden. Yet now Fleet’s name has been usurped in an awkward attempt to inspire brand loyalty for a new, less-cool sounding company...
...future life will - show that I love my country and want to serve it. Russia has put your name on the Interpol wanted list for alleged bribes to russian military officials. I'm sure that now all those corruption charges will crumble. Russia has placed itself in an awkward situation, but I'm quite willing to help Russia get out of this with the hope that our relationship will be equal and friendly. How will you reassure people in Eastern Ukraine, where many regard you with suspicion, that you're working in their best interests? People in the east lived...
Speaking of parents, inevitably there will be those awkward parent-to-parent conversations, where the conservative parents ask the liberal parents about what their son/daughter has been up to. The liberal parents will answer: “Oh, Susie’s told us about all the clubs she’s been to with her roommates, just like when we were in college.” A certain Harvard junior will then be written out of the will for awhile...
...first place—I’ve actually found some: the after-hours shuttle drivers. Not only are they awesome because they’ll pick me up anywhere on campus in the middle of the night and take me home, but the way they maneuver those awkward buses contributes some sanity to this city’s roadways. Now if they could only take me to the grocery store, I’d have a chance to save my driving soul...
...Marissa-Alex pairing, perhaps the hottest lesbian couple outside the annals of www.vivid.com. But this isn’t porn. On the contrary, this is a serious television drama, and the much-publicized coupling constantly disappointed as potential arousal was defused by Marissa’s manly voice and awkward advances. Even the first kiss, which the network hyped up for five weeks, was lukewarm.1 Her love affair with the bottle was arguably more exciting than the Alex affair...