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...says that it is too early to infer causal relationships from the data. “There is always the possibility, however slim, that the same gene causes hostility and a faster rate of pulmonary decline, or that both come about as a result of childhood adversity.” The results of the study will be published in the October issue of Thorax, an international journal of respiratory medicine...
...pick-up line: You should check out this bed. It’s really fluffy. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I’m a freshman, too. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I’ve moved on. Favorite childhood toy: Jigsaw puzzles. Best Part about Harvard so far: Corned beef hash on Friday mornings. How you got your name: It was chosen by my godfather’s kids. Describe yourself in three words: I love Harvard!! In 15 minutes you are: Running along the river. In 15 years...
...Idle might have been born to showbiz. His grandfather, Henry Bertrand, had been manager of a circus called Robey's Flying Midgets. "I ended up in a circus too, and a flying one at that." In fact, his childhood was more Dickensian-poignant than Python-comic. In 1945, when Eric was two, his father died when coming home from the Army for Christmas; the car he'd hitched a ride in was hit by a truck. The family had few resources, so for a dozen years, from age seven, Eric was raised at the Royal Orphanage in Wolverhampton, an institution...
...thought it would be positive for a child to have more people around them to give them the best possible chance in life. And in a selfish way, it's nice to be one of four parents because we have more freedom," says Bedos. For Louise, that means a childhood that appears as fractured as the life of any kid caught in a custody dispute. She sees her fathers two days a week and splits vacation time between households. However, the four parents always manage to take some holiday together and, says Rajzman, the girl is being brought...
...France pilot and a stay-at-home mother, Huyghe grew up in a comfortable Paris suburb. (He inserted the neat floor plan of his childhood bedroom into an architectural drawing of the Star Wars Death Star to create a 1997 print.) From the time he was a student at Paris' Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, his work has centered around the idea of "image." By that, he doesn't mean simply photographs, posters or films, though lots of Hollywood examples turn up in his conversation. "Image is imaginary," he says, "right?" And to whom does...