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...life,” said Victor De Gruttola, the current chair of the biostatistics department. “He mixed that capacity for enjoyment for life with his enjoyment for statistics, for getting things right, for being accurate, and he showed why it was exciting and not just a chore...
...were surprised by how much you enjoyed golf. I was. [Laughs.] I feel like golf courses are the seductive emblem of Whitopia, and I didn't think I could get the essence of the place without learning myself. What I thought was a chore turned out to be a labor of love...
...context; it is particularly interesting to hear his theories on poetry and the role of the poet as delivered to Brawne in a flirtatious tutoring session.“Bright Star” is a frustrating film. Though it is technically proficient, its narrative failures make the film a chore to sit through. After all, if the two lovers do not think their love worth fighting for, why should a viewer want to watch their tragedy unfold?—Staff writer Bram A. Strochlic can be reached at bstrochl@fas.harvard.edu...
...High the Moon' had terrific verve," said Bill Wyman, long the Rolling Stones' bassist, "proof at last that pop could provide stylish, instrumental inventiveness." So it's instructive to listen closely to "How High the Moon" - not a chore, since the song provides as much musical exhilaration now as it did when it was released, in March 1951. It encapsulates the lithe popular art of all those Les and Mary singles - the density and clarity, the distinctiveness of his guitar voice and her intimate vocal instrument, the heart and the fun. It's a number that expresses the choral lilt...
...large part, Floridians have created their own mess. The Sunshine State loves exotic pets, and sales of pythons, most imported from Southeast Asia, reached $10 million in the state last year. But too many buyers, after discovering what a large and expensive chore caring for these snakes can be, simply get rid of them. And because there aren't a lot of adopt-a-python agencies, the reptiles are often dumped in the wild. As a result, Florida in 2008 instituted new ownership requirements, such as $100 annual permits, proof of snake-handling skills and implantation of microchips in pythons...