Word: exoticism
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Politicians are supposed to think we're assholes - leastways, they should if we're doing our jobs, which seldom involves taking them at their carefully spun word. So while many in the profession have expressed outrage and disappointment that Governor George W. Bush on Monday inadvertently broadcast an aside to...
The back streets of Abuja pulse with the sound of traditional Africa juju music, as well as reggae, and the air is spiced with the aroma of curries and goat's-head pepper soups. Unlike most capitals, the city - with a population of 400,000 - has little in the way...
SHANGHAI--We've seen a lot. Thanks to the Din & Tonics, and more importantly, Harvard University, we are circumnavigating the globe this summer, hitting such exotic locales as Athens, Bangkok, Kathmandu and San Antonio, Texas. It's been a fantastic trip thus far, complete with nightlife adventures unsuitable for print...
The past few weeks, reading all the summer postcards on this page from exotic locales got me to thinking. When summer hits like a gust of fresh air after the academic year ends, Harvard students scatter to all ends of the world to work at prestigious, high-powered jobs and...
I have a sneaking suspicion that, when I'm old and gray, I'm going to look back on these summers and think about exotic locales and prestigious positions. I bet I'll wonder what would have happened if I'd taken a different job offer or traveled to the...