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...Problem: The artists are indie and hip-hop, and you fall far from either of these extremes. Which genre do you feign an interest...

Author: By Kylie S. Gleason and Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: FM's Guide to Yardfest Survival | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

...sports journalists, we get the unique opportunity to explore the pivotal moments in games, seasons, and programs. But no matter the twists and turns, with journalistic integrity on the line we feign indifference, pretending that outcomes don’t affect us even as we affect their perception...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PARTING SHOT: Key Chapters in the Evolution of a Sportswriter | 5/30/2009 | See Source »

...also the 27th top worldwide grosser in film history, so here comes Angels: same star, director, producer (Brian Grazer) and scripter (abetted this time by David Koepp). Also the same approach: it's a movie, so we'd better feign movement. The back-history in which Langdon is an expert requires Hanks to speak dialogue with its own footnotes, so Howard camouflages the static nature of enterprise by having his star spout arcana while rushing from church to church. In fact, virtually all the actors have to talk the talk while they walk the walk. When they take a breather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Holy Hanks! Fun and Games in Angels & Demons | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...meaux's conclusion: "Trying to force a kid to exercise may not work." Anyone who has ever been in P.E. class knows that she's right. (As a certifiable geek, I used to feign stomachaches every day so I could do my homework in the bleachers instead of play basketball.) But is there really nothing we can do to encourage kids to be more active? (See 10 dieting myths debunked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Kids' Exercise Matters Less Than We Think | 5/13/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard to feign support through organizations that are currently doing nothing for the DREAM Act is not only dishonest, but it is also an insult to the unauthorized youth that Harvard has chosen to educate. To educate youth without fighting for their right to exist in the only country they know as their home is disgraceful. Our fellow students are living every day on this campus in fear, and the DREAM Act is the only chance they have at freedom. Before the end of this semester, President Drew Faust should voice public support for the DREAM Act and pledge...

Author: By Kyle A. De beausset | Title: The Right to Exist | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

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