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...Swamiji (swami for spiritual teacher; ji, a title of respect), he is well aware that he is his own best advertisement: he glows as disciples introduce him as a man who has had the same weight and waist size for 60 years and who can still swing a mean bat on his cricket team. He loves to mention his similarly consistent record in marriage: "One wife, 52 years," he boasts...
...fans. While the video’s style takes pains to portray the rough underbelly of rap that no longer exists for some of its biggest stars, T.I. seems uncomfortable in a role he once played perfectly. Though he can swing a chain imposingly, threaten the camera with a bat, and mimic pulling out a gun, the actions seem unnatural and unthreatening. The company T.I. keeps is slightly more intimidating. Alfa Mega’s appearance is menacing and fits the lyrics well. Surely no one wants to meet him in a dark alley. Busta seems more fascinated...
...Chief Justice has been encouraging people not to make too much of the court's divisions. A lifelong baseball fan, he turns again to a sports analogy. A single term in the life of the court, he likes to say, is like a single at bat in a baseball game...
...there are perfectly good public house spaces available for socializing? Who doesn’t want to spend their weekends downing forties in the senior common room? Answer: no one. And Pilbeam hits the nail square on it head: underage drinking will be rendered IMPOSSIBLE with the introduction of BAT teams to Stein Clubs. Would you like some cheese with that grape juice, Quincy sophomore? I left Dean Pilbeam’s second point until the end because it is the strongest, truest thing I have ever read: “it is quite apparent that the UC Party Grant...
...individuals stuck in the checkout line [Aug. 27]. But I disagree with Joel Stein's claim that it's "a sign of progress for a society to go from inventing gods and monsters to seeking catharsis in the real life of Paris Hilton." That's as laughable as Bat Boy running for President. The Weekly World News lost readers because people turned to the Internet. Instead of waiting for a weekly paper to suspend disbelief, they write blogs, generate websites and post videos on YouTube to publicize their ignorance. You will never be able to convince me that reading about...