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...while Central Square may be a cold, scary, place, the atmosphere at 1369 is anything but. It’s a non-threatening mix of indie comfort, kind of like spooning with the Decemberists and Joanna Newsom at the same time...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HOTSPOT: 1369 Coffehouse | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...Harvard, the gay marriage train moves ahead at full speed. For what reason, I am not sure, but my guess is that the Dems/BGLSTA team—like so many organizations and people at Harvard—do not engage in serious debate that questions their “comfort zones...

Author: By Andrew D. Fine | Title: The 'Comfort' in Discomfort | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

Could Southwest include positions on customer comfort and safety ratings in its mission statement? Sure. But that extra information might hinder, not help, employees looking to the corporate ethos as a guide for making decisions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Agents: Are You Sticky? | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

...more bloodied and a lot more humbled after four weeks of verbal sparring. Alckmin's attacks have forced him to recognize the importance of being seen to fight corruption, and he may show less tolerance in his second term for miscreants inside his party. Still, the president will take comfort from the electorate's endorsement of his agenda. If the polls are accurate, he can expect a solid mandate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brazil's Lula Gets Ready for a Belated Victory Party | 10/27/2006 | See Source »

...means of communicating themes in more representational ways. According to Videt, the most promising and interesting element of Buffini’s play and Harvard’s production is the dark comedy. It “pushes and pries at an audience’s comfort zone,” and makes you “laugh at things that, with perspective, perhaps aren’t all that funny.” Remember the dinner scene in the “Rushmore” in which Max gets drunks and spews insults: “I like your...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Guess Who's Coming to 'Dinner' at the Loeb Ex | 10/26/2006 | See Source »

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