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...region have allowed me to start a decent little collection of oriental rugs. This may sound like a travel fantasy from the age of empire, but rugs are among the most practical pieces of furniture for the modern nomad looking to create a portable home. Originally designed to fit on pack animals, modest-sized rugs easily fold into airplane carry-on luggage; their irregular, hand-made patterns brighten up cookie-cutter hotel rooms; and as exotic gifts, they appease far-flung friends piqued by your absence from their wedding or the baptism of their child...
...Conversely, even if you got a great price on a rug that doesn't fit in your apartment, you're still a sucker. Early on, I decided that I much prefer simple, single-knot tribal rugs that have a homespun quality to them, as opposed to the grand, Persian, double-knot silk carpets that go well in a living room full of ivory elephant tusks. This may mean my tastes aren't very elevated, but it has saved me a lot of money...
...nominate Barack Obama. His challenge to mankind is the tool for a great America--a great message that calls for all to rise and move forward with one another. America is in dying need of a change. I am confident Obama is fit for the challenge...
...until a few years ago, jazz had little place on the college campus. It was music fit for night-clubs, sleazy joints and bad hotels.” This description could very well apply to the status of jazz at Harvard today: though most students are aware of its existence, few devote substantial time or serious attention to either its study or its performance. But the quote is not a description of the current jazz scene: it comes from a 1974 article by Jim Cramer ’77 in these pages, reviewing a Harvard Jazz Band concert with trombonists...
...pair is also working together on the next Muppets movie. Judging by the hilarious puppet show his character puts on in “Sarah Marshall”—a sort of depressed Neil Diamond-esque vampire musical—Segel seems a perfect fit for the Muppet franchise. He cites “Muppets in Manhattan” as one of his favorite comedies.As for “Sarah Marshall,” Segel sees the role as a dream come true: “I’ve been trying to be the star...