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Good-natured humor was their diet, and Paul’s sense of it was sharp. It crept out from behind a sometimes-quiet exterior. Being jestingly insulted by Paul was always a triumph, because it meant that he was paying his usual careful attention to you and he saw you for who you were. An instant message from “Pauliegilli3” was enough to make anyone’s night. He was a force entirely for good...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, | Title: In Memoriam: The Golden Boy | 7/1/2005 | See Source »

First the kitchen crept out into the backyard, with super-stylized appliances and full-on living areas showing up on the patio. Now the trappings of traditional living rooms--lamps and elaborate furniture--are suddenly migrating to the bathroom. "Bathrooms are becoming more and more of a retreat," says Barbara Sallick, co-founder and senior vice president of design at Waterworks. "As that phenomenon evolves, people want better quality, more beauty and more comfort in their bathroom." So instead of the standard toilet and sink, newly styled bathrooms are elaborate extensions of the bedroom, furnished with pieces like Williams-Sonoma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home: Bathing Beauty | 6/12/2005 | See Source »

...took a near boat length lead by the 1,000 meter mark, and the Washington crew fell slightly off of the pace. Princeton and Harvard—still bow ball to bow ball—crept up on Cal to pull even as the boats entered the final 600 meters...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Men's Heavyweight Crew | 6/9/2005 | See Source »

...times, however, the national surge of red-baiting unexpectedly crept its way into student affairs...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Red In The Face | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

...lure of sudden stardom thrilling and discomfiting. "My wife was managing an MRI facility and making good money in Dallas," he says. "We're not kids. Moving to Nashville, making a record--there's a lot of uncertainty. I was excited but cautious." Whether some of that caution crept into Loco Motive is hard to know, but anyone expecting controversy will be surprised. Troy calls himself "the last of the Brohicans" on the Kid Rock-ish Beast on the Mic and asks the ladies to "get low" and "make it clap" on the willfully stupid (and thoroughly enjoyable) My Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle of Troy | 5/24/2005 | See Source »

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