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...moved to New York on Sept. 1, 2001. I had lived abroad before—well, for most of my life: New York, London, Pittsburgh, Montreal, and back again to New York. I had always considered myself American. At least, I thought I was American, even though I bore unmistakable signs of an expatriate. I didn’t know any of the state capitals. Sometimes, when I wasn’t careful, I called my mother...
...that he believes the universities were not the “victims that they pretended” to be in the financial crisis. “I hope it leads to real debate about who was responsible and how to protect loyal staffs, both union and non-union, who bore the brunt of this...
...Jacobins kill for it!” This violent passion in Danton’s early days finds a corollary in his sexual appetite. An unabashed patron of whorehouses, the Revolutionary leader immerses himself fully in the sensual pleasures of life, even cheekily noting, “What a bore it is to have to put on pants each day,” as he zips up his trousers from yet another illicit romp...
Both the Charles River and Ithaca’s Cayuga Lake bore witness to dominant showings by the Harvard men’s lightweight and heavyweight crews. In their first races of the season, both squads saw their Crimson blades carry the teams’ boats to first-place finishes in every race...
...young wife Krystle; kills his gay son's beau when he sees the two men kissing; is found guilty of murder but given a suspended sentence; gets blinded in a mob-engineered car bombing, then left unconscious after being thrown by a horse; learns that his first wife Alexis bore him a child after they divorced; divorces (and remarries) Krystle; sues for custody of his kidnapped (and returned) grandson; hears of the deaths of his daughter Fallon and his son Steven (who both survive the rumors); attends a wedding that is shot up by Moldavian rebels; loses his fortune; tries...