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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Fast-forward thirty years. Now, when we gripe about the woes of sports, we complain about ego. We complain about pride. We complain about the obnoxious scowl Latrell Sprewell puts on after he dunks, about endzone dances and casually flipping the bat after jacking one to left center. But should...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jingle Bell Rock: Seeking Eloquent Egotism | 12/12/2001 | See Source »

...don’t just want bravado for bravado’s sake, just as we don’t want to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers just because they play a sport. Listening to an imperfect, inarticulate statement of ego actually is offensive, not unlike a Detroit Lions game. The sport-to-soul continuum works both ways. We care about quality. Deep down, what we really want is eloquent egotism...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jingle Bell Rock: Seeking Eloquent Egotism | 12/12/2001 | See Source »

...good wife and mother, instruction that exasperates Saida. "How can the Koran teach you how to live your life, how to take care of your children and your husband?" she asks. So Saida teaches her girls the really important things--how to cook, sew and soothe a husband's ego. "Teaching my daughters how to make their husbands comfortable is the most important thing," she says, "because if a husband is not comfortable, then the woman's life is hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...good wife and mother, instruction that exasperates Saida. "How can the Koran teach you how to live your life, how to take care of your children and your husband?" she asks. So Saida teaches her girls the really important things?how to cook, sew and soothe a husband's ego. "Teaching my daughters how to make their husbands comfortable is the most important thing," she says, "because if a husband is not comfortable, then the woman's life is hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...good wife and mother, instruction that exasperates Saida. "How can the Koran teach you how to live your life, how to take care of your children and your husband?" she asks. So Saida teaches her girls the really important things--how to cook, sew and soothe a husband's ego. "Teaching my daughters how to make their husbands comfortable is the most important thing," she says, "because if a husband is not comfortable, then the woman's life is hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face for Afghan Women | 11/25/2001 | See Source »

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