Word: dwelling
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...When I was a teen-stumbling through the very obsessions, betrayals and disappointments that were the meat of the Four Seasons', er, oeuvre-I liked their songs but didn't dwell on them. It wasn't till a decade or so ago, when we were vacationing on the Caribbean island of St. Martin (whence I write this), that a Seasons tribute group did an evening of their songs. The stuff sounded richer, more mature, worth cherishing beyond its nostalgia value...
...able to return to New Orleans. Their neighborhood of Pontchartrain Park, the first African-American subdivision in the city, was so wrecked that whatever is left is slated to be reduced to rubble. Carmelita is sad that it will be lost to history, but Nathaniel is not one to dwell on the past. After all, for everything that the family lost to Katrina, the thing that mattered most ended up being found...
...society, I mean me. However, metrosexuality has hidden dangers: when taken to its logical extreme, one can end up looking more like Ricky Martin than Richard Gere. If those cultural references seem dated, there’s a reason. Metrosexuality is, like, so totally 1999.However, if you must dwell among this endangered species, I offer… Three Helpful Tips1) Do not wear clothes that are too tight. This universal maxim for women applies to men as well. Clothing that shows the exact outline of your cellulite is never sexy.2) Subtlety is the key to gaining respect. Shirts with...
...experts at the Latin table can speak freely about things like house life. To ease conversation, one Latin scholar has compiled a list of Harvard-related terms translated into Latin. Quadlings can tell Virgil they live in the Tetragonum and freshmen can tell Augustus that they dwell in Area Harvardiana. Last week, participants also discussed dentistry. “O medicum malum!” was Siena T. Koncsol’s ’08 response when Anna K. Swenson ’08 complained about a bad visit to the dentist. That, she explained, means...
...rented space on the fourth floor." High-tech trash talk!) It's almost eerie: Apple employees all like one another, and they have a strong sense that they are the chosen of the earth, and they're not going to be a jerk about it, but all others who dwell on this mortal coil are missing out by not working here...