Word: birthday
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...inscrutability of fate has always been a major Eastwoodian subtext. But now, as he approaches his 76th birthday, he has begun to take it personally. "There are so many people who are as good or better than me who aren't working," he says of his career, "while I still am. I can't explain that, but luck has to play a part." Here's hoping his luck holds...
...list of free things in expensive Cambridge seems as short as the line of people for Wyclef tickets: there’s the shuttle to the Quad and the mints in the dining hall. But a number of Square restaurants actually do offer free goodies to birthday boys and girls, so check out these establishments for dough-free desserts on your next special...
...different viewpoint and different time. The first segment, “India,” is a hazy glimpse into the life of India Ophuls, the daughter of Max Ophuls, the fictional former American ambassador to India. “Shalimar” opens with India’s birthday lunch with her father, which shows their somewhat strained but loving relationship. Brief but substantial hints indicate that India was conceived in the eponymous nation by Max and a Kashmiri lover during his appointment. Rushdie develops the storyline of the “India” segment...
...Singing was something she fell into along the way. “When I was 10 I thought Jewel was the coolest thing in the world, and I wanted to buy a guitar,” says Fitzgerald. She began singing at smaller events, which turned into birthday parties and graduations. After going through a garage band phase (with a number titled “Your Mom”), she began to write her own songs. Now she describes her music as on a “gradient between rock and folk.” Fitzgerald spent the next...
...Harvard Clock—something happens to group psychology: tardiness ceases to be rude or disrespectful the way it is usually viewed outside of Harvard’s walls. It becomes accepted as commonplace, institutionalized. People show up late to everything, not only lecture—club meetings, birthday parties, dinners with friends—but it’s okay, because everyone does it. We Harvard kids are up for a rude awakening our first day on the job, away from the Harvard Bubble and its Harvard Clock. It is not just the students, though—professors have...