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...hardly notice my aging on a day-to-day basis. When I look in the mirror each morning, my face and white beard seem the same as the day before. But in photographs from the 1970s, my beard is completely black. On closer inspection, I notice other changes in my body: more aches and pains, less resilience, less vigor. And my memory may not be quite what it used to be. At the same time, despite the evidence, some part of me feels unchanged. In fact, I feel the same as when...
...found today in the backrooms of dealers on Hong Kong's Hollywood Road. Still, there are some truly remarkable treasures on show, like the Barbarian with Horn, a large sancai (three-color) glazed terra-cotta sculpture of an elaborately dressed man with bulging eyes, a handlebar moustache and full beard. Obviously he is not Han Chinese, and that's what makes figures from the vibrant Tang dynasty so interesting. During this period, trade along the Silk Route was at its height, and foreigners, like this Central Asian carrying a cornucopia-shaped wine vessel, were welcomed and valued at the cosmopolitan...
...sized them up. Matt’s straightened hair had grown since the spring; it fell gracefully onto his white dress shirt, framing a full beard. Andrew, who styles his shorter blonde hair with gel and has a habit of stroking his goatee, wore small-framed glasses and Diesel jeans. “Well, you gotta try to blend in,” the Nashville native told them. “You gotta master the Woohoo! and the ye-ah.” He laughed. “Oh man, holy shit. Well,” and he looked them...
Dark scruffy beard? Long shaggy hair? Bright yellow foam clogs? Hold that Mace. It’s just the Undergraduate Council (UC) president and vice president! Matthew J. Glazer ’06 and Clay T. Capp ’06 were trying to extend the class of 2009 a warm welcome when they went door-to-door introducing themselves last week. But some members of the class of 2009, fresh off their “piggy-backing” lecture (when your prefects tell you not to let strangers in behind you), weren’t so sure...
Schonberger: My game plan revolves around the ancient tactic of “striking while the iron’s hot.” With this in mind, I plan to grow a beard (impossible) and find a girlfriend (unlikely). I realize a great tan can only carry me so far into the year, so I have purchased a Gamecube as a fallback...