Word: dares
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...except your will and your furiosity,” says Jung of his own experiences competing.“Those who stay true to the mission have the most success,” he adds. “People think you’re just an asshole. Then you dare to entertain, to express something, and if you believe in your message, the stage becomes your Mount Sinai.” This summer, Crane will give his own Sermon on the Mount. For the month of June, in addition to playing what he refers...
...Serbia is becoming increasingly violent, and virulent nationalism is on the rise again. There have been more than 100 politically motivated assaults in the past three months alone, and hate speech is increasingly common in the media and politics. The targets are human-rights activists, journalists and politicians who dare to stand up against the nationalists. One reason for the nationalist revival is the U.N.'s push toward independence for Kosovo, a province mostly populated by ethnic Albanians, but cherished as a historic heartland by most Serbs. Another is that democracy has failed to bring economic prosperity, so people...
...status of NBC's Heroes and the reign of the Xbox 360 gaming console. He enjoys invitations to the Skywalker Ranch and hangs out with guys like Nicolas Cage and Quentin Tarantino at conventions. He's zealously loyal, notoriously finicky and often aggressive with those who dare to disagree with...
...some, his remoteness was an irresistible challenge. Shane Moore, a 21-year-old from Woodbridge, Va., once had lunch with him basically on a dare from his roommate, who had known Cho in high school. The goal was to see if they could make him laugh. "I didn't know him," says Moore. "We'd try to talk to him, but he'd barely respond ... so one day my roommate challenged himself to get him to talk to us. We told him a joke." That day, they actually extracted a chuckle. But to other students, to know...
...President's trash cans, not interviewing him. That casual slander reminded me of an e-mail I once received from a reader who asserted his view of a black woman's proper place. "I have floors that need to be mopped," he said, and--more crudely than I can dare repeat--a sexual organ that needed to be serviced. He would have been happier, apparently, if I were...