Word: gossipping
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...matter what, or who, you did the night before, don’t announce it while waiting in line in Annenberg. “Be secretive,” says one wise and weathered junior. “Because people are just meeting each other and they want to gossip. If you give them something to talk about, they will talk about it.” You’ve got four years to develop a reputation, so there’s no rush. Remaining inconspicuous, however, can seem impossible at Harvard, which is why it is essential to master...
...Once again, the media proved their inclination to pursue maximum readership, throwing to the wind the relevance and propriety of the information they provide. But I’m used to some outlets resisting gossip more than others. As the Republican convention started, even The New York Times’ headlines included words like “Family Problem,” “Palin’s Daughter Pregnancy” and “Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions.” Top journalists were splitting hairs about the extent of McCain’s knowledge about...
...stop the problem. But to win a case, you'd have to prove that intentionally false statements have damaged a lot more than just your feelings. You would also have to know whom exactly to sue, which can be virtually impossible since so many Web posts - especially on gossip sites like Juicy Campus, Faceliss and The Dirty - are anonymous or pseudonymous. What's more, the 1996 Communications Decency Act frees site operators from any liability for posts made by visitors to their sites. "It is ridiculous how you can post something on the Internet and not be accountable...
...least that vast portion of its acreage that is the Duke's domain. What he may be thinking of is unimaginable to us. Essentially, he is grimly standing to stud. Alas, Georgiana proves incapable for the longest time of producing male children. She is, however, capable of producing gossip. She is a fashion plate, a gambling addict, a drinker, a fiercely loving mother and, even though women did not have the franchise, a shrewd participant in Whig politics. At a certain level, The Duchess is a parable, possibly even a fantasy, about female empowerment...
...reader looking for nuggets of gossip about America's latest political rock star won't be disappointed. We learn that Sarah shot her first rabbit at age ten; that she shared a room with her two sisters that "was unheated except for a wood stove"; and that one Halloween, she dressed as a pregnant Jane Fonda. But there is also plenty to pore over about Palin as an Alaskan politico, including an analysis of her controversial decision, soon after becoming mayor of Wasilla, to fire all of its incumbent municipal department heads. In fact, the author includes so much about...