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...proud of. For instance, I am 21 years old and I am still not allowed to use the oven without supervision. I am embarrassed that I have been wearing the same T-shirt for five days in a row because I have simultaneously run out of detergent and clean clothes, causing people to mistake my eclectic mix of ketchup, mustard, and grass stains as tie-dye. I’m ashamed to admit that one time I got so angry at my roommate over an argument concerning Harry Potter that I threw his shoes out the window and dunked...
...buzz-and Singapore is not currently thought of as an exciting city. Not that it isn't a model in many ways. It's admired for its efficient government, first-world infrastructure, solid educational system-a real plus if it is to attract high-income talent from overseas-and clean, crime-free streets. Singapore is regularly named in regional surveys as one of the best places in Asia for expats to live. Per capita income last year was $30,900, equal to that of Japan, and the economy is popping; GDP grew 7.9% last year...
...indeed true that experience is not always a good thing. The longer a person has been in politics, the greater the chance she has become tainted. After eight years of a horrible Administration, America deserves a fresh start. In 2008 I will vote for a candidate with a clean slate: Barack Obama...
...She’s an Antismoking Crusader”—was chosen from thousands of applicants. Glamour selected Pasricha for her global movement, which began in 2001 when she organized a group of peers in her hometown of Hockessin, Del. to push for the Delaware Clean Indoor Air Act, which bans smoking in the state’s public establishments. The act was passed in March 2003. Pasricha said that her biggest challenge came when speaking at the legislative hearings weighing the bill. “One of the legislators asked me, ‘If we pass...
...Hergé's overall influence was vast. He mastered a style of drawing called ligne claire or clear line: a clean, pared-down style of simple, precise lines. His work involved stylized detail throughout, with no shading and sheer blocks of color. Hergé's impact went beyond the world of comic strips, influencing the work of artists like Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. His storytelling was also pioneering. Tom McCarthy, author of last year's Tintin and the Secret of Literature, says the books create "a huge social tableau... managed with all the subtlety normally attributed to Jane Austen...