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Perhaps the most unsettling aspect, however, to the entire Emma Watson “debacle?? is the allegation that The Voice harassed her in any serious way or that it contributed to her discomfort. Surely, those updating The Voice’s blog or tweeting during the game were not the first to fawn over the actress, who would turn heads from Los Angeles to Dubai. Their actions were harmless, meant in an unfortunately misunderstood satirical manner, and were devoid of the mean-spirited motives that often define celebrity journalism...
...Citigroup’s bailout, a 2,000 point decrease in the Dow, Iceland becoming insolvent, a requested bailout for the Big Three automakers, and as of Monday a bona fide, American-made recession. Because of all of this, it’s easy to forget what started this debacle??the subprime mortgage fiasco. If you’ve forgotten, then I’d suggest Michael Lewis’s recent article in Portfolio.com, “The End of Wall Street’s Boom,” as a refresher on the greed and incompetence...
...disease that plagues American discourse. Especially in the realm of politics, verbal acumen (e.g., Republicans’ “death tax”) obscures the debate. But in the wake of former University President Summers’ “women in science” debacle??no! we can’t debate that! I’ll faint!—Harvard’s lack of discomforting, yet potentially illuminating, discourse should be on all students’ minds...
...many tries over the last six months. Moreover, on both occasions the event fell apart in the immediate run-up to the concert. While we realize that the nature of both cancellations were completely different—external obstacles clearly contributed to last spring’s Snoop Dogg debacle??both instances still cost the UC thousands of student dollars. Not only was close to $40,000 wasted for both Wyclef and Snoop, it is even more upsetting because the UC’s just-completed termbill hike was partially justified on the grounds that it would improve...
...public meeting’s purpose was to inform Cambridge residents of the MBTA’s intention to develop the space, Boyle said. The MBTA had a recent “debacle?? with Porter Square residents, he said, when it tried to sell the Porter MBTA station’s development rights without consulting the public first...