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...Sports like BMX are the future of the Games, to the chagrin of some traditionalists. The Olympics are trying to get younger and hipper. Over the past decade, the Winter Olympics have cashed in on the action-sports craze captivating the young demo. With interest sparked by ESPN's surprisingly popular X-Games, snowboarders and freestyle skiers have snatched medals and, more important, ratings points. How mainstream have action sports become? Snowboarder Shaun "The Flying Tomato" White, poster boy of the '06 Torino Games, is now a pitchman for American Express...
...there's one thing the Irish vote taught Brussels, it's that the E.U. has to work harder at getting its message out. Lobbyists expressed chagrin that they spend their days concentrating so hard on wooing the E.U.'s élites that they forgot to tell Europe's citizens why Brussels' work was important. Younger staff and stagiaires - many of whom hadn't been around for the Dutch and French votes in 2005 - were indignant that Brussels' industry went unrecognized: "I see my boss, every day - you can't believe how hard she works!" says Cécile Astuguevieille...
Novelist Michel Houellebecq became one of France's best literary exports with his bad-boy attitude, and writing so raw and explicit that it could make even the saltiest readers blush. Now, to Houellebecq's presumed chagrin, the world is finding out where he got his in-your-face attitude: from his mother. In what has to be the consummate nightmare of any male with a fearless reputation, Houellebecq is getting a very public spanking from his own mother - and, man, is she one hacked-off lady. Even worse for the 50-year-old Houellebecq: she is showing the same...
...conducted the very first housing poll for The Crimson and published the results showing which upperclass Houses were popular, much to the chagrin of the administration, which preferred all Houses to appear equally appealing...
...Dalai Lama continues to speak out against the goal of independence as unrealistic - much to the chagrin of an increasingly militant younger generation of Tibetans - and has called instead for "genuine" autonomy for Tibet. The Dalai Lama continues to reiterate his firm commitment to policies that have been rejected by many younger Tibetan activists as ineffectual. On Tuesday, he reaffirmed his preference for dialogue and coexistence with the Chinese, threatening to resign his political leadership role if the confrontation with Beijing continued, and urging restraint among Tibetan activists aiming to confront the Chinese. Clearly, the Dalai Lama is concerned that...