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Page 12 of Meg Cabot’s 2000 novel “The Princess Diaries” reads: “There isn’t a single inch of me that hasn’t been pinched, cut, filed, painted, sloughed, blown dry, or moisturized. [...] Because I don’t look a thing like Mia Thermopolis. Mia Thermopolis never had fingernails. Mia Thermopolis never had blond highlights. Mia Thermopolis never wore makeup or Gucci shoes or Chanel skirts or Christian Dior bras, which by the way don’t even come in 32A, which...
...Each of the groups has its own qualities,” Pineda says. “There are the traditional pieces, and then you have pieces that are a fusion of all the Latino heritages. And then you add their upbringing, the hip hop culture that has blown up in the US...It is a cross-section of all the different forms of art, you would say.” “Presencia Latina” in many ways seems to resemble another annual show focusing on the artistic traditions of different ethnicities at Harvard—last February?...
...sixth and last selection, a Malbec from Argentina. “It’s too sweet,” a student complains. “But it’s too peppery!” another counters.“This one’s a full-blown fruit monster,” Brown concludes, “You want a big slab of beef on your plate with this wine.” VERSED IN VINOThe group sipped the last of the Malbec to applause and—from at least one student—slight snores...
...base hits to Harvard’s 227. Furthermore, Dartmouth has hit only seven home runs to this point, just one more than injured Crimson first baseman Josh Klimkiewicz.“It’s nice to know you can maybe make a mistake and not get it blown out of the ballpark,” Haviland said. “But,” he added, “Dartmouth can get guys on, they can hit and run, they can bunt. Sometimes those teams are tougher—they’ll make you make mistakes...
...thousands of people who are pouring into the capital to celebrate their victory over the King. The roads towards Kathmandu, just a day ago deserted due to the curfew, are now jammed with noisy pickup trucks, buses, and cars draped with red banners. Drums are beaten and horns are blown. Many of the trucks and cars are going towards the house of Girija Prasad Koirala, an 84-year old two-time prime minister of Nepal who has been picked to lead his country once again by Nepal's political parties...