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...that the six-party talks create a cover for the U.S. to hold separate direct talks with the North Koreans. Christopher Hill has made no secret of the fact that he'll be talking directly to the North Koreans, among others, and it may be in the discreet bilateral talks, particularly those involving various combinations of the U.S., North Korea and China, that the six-party process will succeed or fail. With the alternative proverbially too ghastly to contemplate, the rigid opening positions may still become more flexible...
...recent months, there has been an increasing awareness among the Harvard student body of an apparently steamy, seedy, underground gay sex scene, enabled mostly by online communities like Craigslist and boredatlamont.com, which host advertisements for, among other things, discreet sexual encounters. So far, the Harvard press has presented bemused impressions of Harvard students’ use of these websites from an observer’s point of view. Unfortunately, though, Harvard has yet to hear about this bizarre subculture from any of the people who have experienced it firsthand. Well, Harvard, this is your day: here are your confessions...
...fool around in my room, thank you very much.) I am also fairly obviously gay, which appears to set me apart from the rest of the Harvard Craigslist community, most of whose members advertise themselves as “masc[uline]” and “discreet.” There appears to be a large contingent of self-described “jocks”: closet-cases who feel, maybe rightfully so, that they will be ostracized should they reveal their secret to any of the other hot, sweaty, godlike boys they throw a ball around with...
...here’s your typical Craigslist ad: “Masc, muscular, discreet Harvard jock here looking to hang out with another masc Harvard dude.” I am neither masculine, nor muscular, nor terribly discreet about anything, but these seem to be the requirements. I couldn’t very well hope for success if I posted, “Skinny dorky Jewish flamer seeks fleeting sexual gratification from Harvard jock fantasy,” and so I’ve found myself manufacturing a Craigslist alter ego. In Craigsworld, when my faceless torso photo lures some...
...every closet on campus, from frustrated athletes to quietly gay final club members to "out" campus men who vent of alienation from Harvard's gay community. In this melee of anxiety, the sex mentioned earlier is also very much prevalent, and sounds a little like this: "nice discreet guy could help you out." (Nov. 12, 9:27 pm) or "message me at harvjunior85" (Nov. 12, 9:35 p.m.). (Less successful solicitations sound like this: "YOU+ ME+ LAMONT TOILETS= SCANDAL...