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...classic example of what I like to call, ‘the First Law of Petropolitics,’” he wrote in October. More recently, he dictated his “Pottery Barn Rule” for Iraq. I don’t even want to bother telling you what these titles mean, because they’re wonderful enough on their own. 1. Metaphors, metaphors, metaphors, metaphors. You can’t knock a classic. Since the mid-1980’s, Thomas has cranked out the most ridiculous metaphors this side of the Mississippi. Confused...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Thomas Friedman-isms | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

...protect those sources," he explains. Such care also means anyone who knows if Nasiri's tale is true wouldn't dare step up and confirm it even now, fearing that might draw suspicion to moles who may now be hidden among jihadists. But those same officials also won't bother denying fabricated claims of espionage - no matter how high-profile - since setting that precedent means "officials would have to confirm or deny the validity of every future claim or book if they didn't want resumed silence to be interpreted as passive confirmation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spy or Scam? | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

...that Snoop Dogg runs the most successful rent-a-thug service in hip-hop (see “Buttons”), why does he need to bother releasing an LP? While he could get real paid and even more famous by dropping more guest verses, he has cut another full album. This reason may be respect, money, or some contractual obligation, but it’s certainly not the music itself...

Author: By Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NEW MUSIC: Snoop Dogg, "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...They pounded us [in the post], which seemed to bother us and take away some of our rhythm,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “We have to be able to take the physical game better than we did tonight...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Upset Bid Derailed By Costly Turnovers | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...help but intervene. These idiots think that just because they’re taking folks around a seventeenth century institution,- it’s fine to use tour technology of yesteryear. We have one question for these “entrepreneurs”: where are the SEGWAYS? And why bother speaking over the crowd when you can just relay points of interest via Bluetooth headsets...

Author: By Peter J. Martinez and D. A. Wallach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Bell Lap 2: Tomorrow’s Campus Tour, Today! | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

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