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...braids and lessons,” raps Kwon almost breathlessly over J. Dilla’s soulful beat.More often, though, Raekwon’s smooth tenor creates a sensational contrast to his narrative persona; Chef Raekwon derives the first part of his name for his skills in cooking crack, and his raps are generally vignettes portraying the ultra-violence of the streets and the drug trade. “Fat Lady Sings,” for example, tells the story of a drug dealer caught on the wrong corner who, after being beaten and sliced up with razor blades, simply...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Raekwon | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...only to find it turned away with two seconds left to play—not by senior keeper Lauren Mann, but by the post. Harvard renewed its attack in the first 10-minute overtime session, finishing with a 3-0 advantage in shots. Sophomore Melanie Baskind took her first crack less than a minute in, but her attempt was cleared, as was a shot by classmate Patricia Yau. In the second overtime, the Crimson’s endurance began to waver while the game-tested San Diego State—which nearly toppled No. 4 Stanford last week?...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Double-Overtime Bout To Start Season Ends in Tie | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

Perhaps a better question is which schools really deserved to crack the list, but were left off due to GQ oversight.  We're got some ideas...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child | Title: It Takes One To Know One: Reviewing GQ's "Douchiest College" List | 9/6/2009 | See Source »

...Yale—We're not saying they beat us, but how could they not crack the top 25?  This is the school that produced the Bushes, the Clintons, Kerry, etc.  Also, have you ever seen "The Skulls?" Classic bad-but-good movie, plenty of douchebaggery...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child | Title: It Takes One To Know One: Reviewing GQ's "Douchiest College" List | 9/6/2009 | See Source »

...patina in at least two other letters of the inscription with isotopes of -4.65 and -5.82 permil - well within the original range they suggested. Bar-Matthews and Ayalon discounted these results, saying the results had been corrupted either from the limestone of the box or from a nearby crack that had been recently repaired...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Burial Box of Jesus' Brother: Fraud? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

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