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...first month at Harvard is a heady intoxication of freedom. That feeling isn’t simply the delicious sensation of waking up to an entire day under your own jurisdiction. Eventually you come to realize that your classmates are no longer your companions from the diaper crowd. Your classes are no longer cemented to a daily, regimented schedule that starts at seven and ends at two. You are finally free from those defining middle school years that eternally labeled you as the quiet girl, an “orch(estra) dork,” or that kid who wore...
...night would be complete without a not-so-sober stop at the Hong Kong (1236 Massachusetts Avenue), referred to as simply “The Kong”. Good choices here include the scallion pancakes, the Pu Pu platter and the chicken lo-mein. For the 21 and over crowd (or at least for all those whose IDs say they’re over 21), try the Scorpion Bowl, a delightful choice you’ll no doubt regret the next morning...
...January midnight, you may have a moment of sober clarity and self-awareness. You will ask yourself important questions, inquiries like, “Why am I running naked in a crowd of a thousand people?” “How do I tell my doctor that I’ve gotten frostbite—there?” and “Why are there so many elderly spectators with cameras...
...This trip to Kenya has been very different. The junior senator from Illinois, a man talked about as a future U.S. President, is a celebrity in his father's homeland. His visit has been front-page news for days, and at each stop crowds of hundreds, sometimes thousands, gather to cheer him, a stark contrast to South Africa, which he toured earlier in this trip and where most people have never heard the name Obama. After a ceremony to remember the more than 200 people who were killed during the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, a crowd...
...August? Let's Go to Iowa! The Iowa State Fair annually draws turkey callers, cow-chip throwers and piemakers from across the Hawkeye State. This year's fair, which begins next week, is attracting a crowd of competitors from farther afield: possible White House contenders hunting for votes ahead...