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First things first. There are three things that distinguish vintage clothing from what you’ll find at the average store or Salvation Army: style, style and being at least ten years old (though usually more). When it comes down to it, “vintage” essentially means “used & unique.” And, generally speaking, pieces are either of a very good label, or no label at all—there’s really no such thing as vintage Gap. But that tissue-thin camp T-shirt from when you were...
...vacated and performed admirably, leading Harvard with 82 tackles and 8 sacks. Hopefully, as the winter turns to the spring, one player—be it one of the two juniors, Robert Balkema or Gary Garcia, or sophomores Adam Miller or Dylan McCrory—will distinguish himself as the heir apparent to Everett. Though Thomas led the team in tackles and sacks, Everett was clearly the field general on defense and his presence will be sorely missed...
...With its corrugated iron roofing, bare concrete floors, and red plastic tables and chairs, there's little to distinguish the coffee shop that regulars call "HQ" from other similar establishments on Indonesia's Batam Island. But this is not just another place to eat noodles and drink beer. Batam is only a 15-minute ferry ride away from Singapore, the world's busiest port, and "HQ" is the rendezvous for scores of Indonesian sailors looking for work. Legitimate jobs are hard to come by, however, and that's why, says a thin, short man who calls himself Nurdin...
...murder. A “scholarly bridge,” like financial or political ties, can only grant a kind of legitimacy to those with whom the bridge is built. President Lawrence H. Summers today likes to claim that Harvard is not a political institution. But to refuse to distinguish between a Hanfstaengl and other alumni, or between a University of Heidelberg and other universities, as President Conant did, is undeniably a political decision. The fact is that Harvard’s actions—and its inaction—can have political repercussions affecting people around the world...
Donald believes he is successful in executing such an intimate portrait. “Distinguish between what we know based on facts, what we think we know based on reports, and what we infer from our general knowledge of a man’s character,” he says. “Support your arguments [and] label speculative what is speculative...