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...tart influence” with a self-satisfied, victorious air not seen since the conviction of Martha Stewart. One of Seventeen’s editors dubbed the new look “Miss Modesty.” Women interviewed for news articles cite a desire to avoid looking “trashy,” and state that “being a lady is big.” As one told the San Diego Union-Tribune, “It’s about values.” Really? I thought fashion was about looking good...
...Whatever the reason for the attack on Khodorkovsky, his supporters say the real issue is the rule of law, which affects all business. They cite what they say are the Kremlin's numerous violations of both Russian law and general business ethics, including intimidating raids on Yukos offices by armed security forces, harassment of the company's attorneys and the selective, retroactive application of new legal principles. If the Russian state can come down so heavy-handedly on one firm, the pro-Yukos camp argues, everyone is at risk. "It would be a very brave person that concluded Mr. Khodorkovsky...
Whatever the reason for the attack on Khodorkovsky, his supporters say the real issue is the rule of law, which affects all business. They cite what they say are the Kremlin's numerous violations of both Russian law and general business ethics, including intimidating raids on Yukos offices by armed security forces in balaclavas, harassment of the company's attorneys and the selective, retroactive application of new legal principles. If the Russian state can come down so heavy-handedly on one firm, the pro-Yukos camp argues, everyone is at risk. "It would be a very brave person that concluded...
Four years ago, a London-based, Palestine-born publisher named Naim Attallah sent an overheated love letter to his wife. "The fire in my soul still burns as brightly as the moment I first looked upon you," it said, going on to cite Socrates, God and Philip Larkin. "When I think of you, there is no single name for what I feel, more a constant singing in my heart." But Attallah didn't write the letter - nor the 12 books; the hundreds of newspaper columns and magazine articles; or the countless other missives, from business letters to thank-you notes...
...body, Yale included, who have not hitched a ride home from The Game in an ambulance is getting unduly scrutinized because of the actions of a few. For this tiny percentage of students, we implore you to take responsibility for your health and safety. It can be hard to cite non-clichéd arguments about why getting perilously drunk is bad. There are, of course, non-trivial health risks to over-drinking. Cases of sexual assaults are almost always connected to alcohol consumption. Hangovers aren’t fun. Almost every student has heard these arguments before, and sadly...