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...night - would have been financially prohibitive. But for Mitzi, the issue of whether to pay the talent was more personal. She saw her club as a college of comedy, an "artists' colony," and it wasn't just her bottom line that would suffer if that talent were to earn a few bucks for their effort. It was the very integrity of the art form...
...January, beyond just an extended vacation for the entire period. For example, the Office of Career Services should work to help students find internships or jobs for the duration of either J-term or winter break. Doing so would allow students to gain valuable career experience, and potentially earn supplementary income during their time off—an opportunity already present at many other schools. In addition, the Office of International Programs should work with the J-term program to help tailor study abroad programs and accessible funding sources. Today more than ever, an increasing number of Harvard students...
...Indonesia also made it possible for a small group of Suharto family members and cronies to earn billions of dollars from monopolies on everything from cars to cloves. Foundations set set up during the New Order regime, as his reign was known, are alleged by anti-corruption watchdogs to have amassed billions of dollars. The Suharto family's wealth was estimated by TIME in 1999 at $15 billion. Transparency International, a group monitoring government corruption around the world, reported his personal wealth at closer to $35 billion...
YOUR JOB: Learn to earn. In a 21st century recession, the jobs lost during the downturn aren't necessarily the same ones that appear during the rebound, so be ready for a career switch. Fast-growing fields include health care, postsecondary education and systems analysis. You might also aim for companies that do business in the public sector. "Governments play a counter-cyclical role at a time like this," says Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute...
...beehive so large and teetering that it could hide the chorus of middle-aged black women that seems to materialize at the back of her throat whenever she sings. Having once thought herself overweight, Winehouse now keeps her body little-girl tiny and covered with enough tattoos to earn her cred at a medium-security prison. Onstage, she's known to favor poodle skirts. It's an aesthetic that takes some getting used...