Word: fiascos
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...Luckily, you’ve already completed the first step in deflecting a potential fiasco: planning ahead. When you are forced to scrounge for something at the last minute, you will most likely end up with a gift that is less than satisfactory...
...hippest guy on late-night talk because he had made her feel demeaned when she did appear back in the 80s, then took her name in vain, oh, about a thousand times in subsequent shows. Not to mention, though of course they both did last night, the "Oprah... Uma..." fiasco the year Letterman hosted the Academy Awards...
It’s time for new leadership of the Undergraduate Council (UC). After the Wyclef fiasco, the failed Springfest Afterparty and the practically unattended Havana on the Habor cruise, it’s no surprise that the student body feels disconnected from its student government. Magnus Grimeland ’07 and Tom D. Hadfield ’08 have a clear vision to improve the life of Harvard students, a concrete set of proposals, and a history of getting things done. In fact, Magnus was trained in the Special Forces in Norway, while Tom sold his first Internet...
...founded, no one else has remained in power for so long. Chirac's longevity is all the more remarkable since his political instincts have often failed him. He launched a virulently nationalist appeal prior to the first general elections for the European Parliament in 1979 that ended in fiasco for his center-right party. In 1997, he chose to hold early elections, but the ploy boomeranged when the Socialists emerged as victors. But thanks to his prodigious vitality, shrewd maneuvering and quick mind, Chirac always managed to recover from even his worst blunders. Not this time. Now, both his talents...
...attracted far fewer than 200 students and cost about $16,000—nearly $100 per rain- and mud-soaked attendee. Nor was Havana on the Harbor much fun; $2,500 was spent on 40 students—many of whom later wanted their money back. The Snoop Dogg fiasco wasted more than $7,000 and the poorly-attended Jim Breuer show blew through about twice that. Then, of course, there’s Wyclef Jean, who didn’t play to the tune of about $30,000.The purpose of this column, however, is not to simply list these...