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Eventually, travelers do want to sleep. And the new brands Aloft and NYLO are introducing some innovations, the most radical of which is the orientation of Aloft's bed, which faces the windows rather than the dresser. McGuinness says the idea stems from guests who are always requesting rooms with a view. But an industry analyst wonders if there isn't perhaps a more practical reason. With about a third of upscale franchisees switching brands at some point, according to Smith Travel Research, Aloft franchise owners may have a hard time converting their hotels to Marriotts, where beds are oriented...
...Paul Sartre, with whom she founded the existentialist school of thought. The two became an odd and inseparable pair, loving each other with an explicit allowance for outside dalliances. Under that agreement, she fell passionately in love, twice, and had a lifelong affair with crying and alcohol. A haphazard dresser and global traveler, Beauvoir also had no reservations about fictionalizing her liaisons with female philosophy students, whom she passed on to Sartre. We would be mistaken, however, to reduce her eccentricities to a life of temerity and scandal. Beauvoir inspired millions of women through conferences on her magnum opus...
...Female—I hope so. If this isn’t a female, it’s a terrifying cross-dresser...
Every student has had one of those Friday nights when he or she has bemoaned the inconveniently narrow Harvard beds. Now, unfortunately for Dunster residents, length has also become an issue, as has closet size, dresser size, desk size, and every other Harvard-issued dorm accessory. “One closet is so small, we can’t fit hangers in it the right way,” said Mariah A. Bush ’10, opening a door to reveal a sad little closet in which coats were hanging with their lapels facing the opening. And Bush wasn?...
...turning down parts for no reason except I didn't want to work. That's way back in the '70s. Even now it's very hard to know yourself as an actor. Only once in a while do you get a feeling for a role. I recommend watching The Dresser. It's a great movie if you want to know about actors...