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...Hutch is a bum. His big "entrance" on the first pages of the new book, in a story titled "Aristotle," has him staring through a caf? window, salivating at the sight of an abandoned, half-full coffee mug. He enters, drinks, and complains about it. Setting up to deliver a lesson on Aristotle to his young admirers Owen becomes incensed at the proprietor's suggestion that they buy something. "I don't pay for things," he says. "And I don't work." A stubborn malcontent with bad teeth and a dirty cap, Hutch has dropped out in order to follow...
...million over the next five years, as a first baseman for the Bronx Bombers. Giambi was granted immunity for his testimony, so he won't be charged with any crimes as long as he was truthful. The New York City tabloids have nonetheless pronounced him guilty (BOOT THE BUM; DAMNED YANKEE) of conduct unbecoming a Pinstriper. The Yankees would love to unload him if they could prove that he violated his contract...
Maya’s incomprehensible interest in Miles is troubling in that Payne simultaneously seems to celebrate ordinary people like Miles and Maya while being condescending towards them—why on earth would the gorgeous and intelligent Maya want to go out with a bum like Miles? Is it because she’s a lowly waitress, so she couldn’t possibly expect something better...
...terrified—are earnest and comprehensible, and Fredricks does a commendable job portraying the complexities of a weak personality under stress. Slightly less can be said of the female lead, Joe’s love interest. Though Liesje A. Hodgson ’08 is dealt a pretty bum hand in the character of Darlene, the shy, not-so-bright, doe-eyed Midwestern girl who winds up in the Naked City, her tender heart and emotional wounds standing soft relief against its jagged skyline, she also doesn’t do a very good job acting it. Despite Zigler?...
Upon the completion of Nader’s speech, the gloves were dropped and any pretense of civility was abandoned. Members of the Harvard College Democrats bum-rushed the microphones with glee—wearing matching tees—to bait and taunt Nader with questions such as: “How do you feel knowing that over 1,000 people died in Iraq because you ran for president?” For his part, Nader responded obstinately, often attacking the questioner instead of his or her logic. Throughout the question and answer session a contingent of Lyndon LaRouche supporters...