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...collar movement can reshape politics in the U.S. by breaking down old barriers on the left and the right. A few hours after helping Schumake get her solar panels, Jones traveled across the bay to San Francisco's ornate city hall, where his organization received the first-ever environmental grant from the Full Circle Fund, a Bay Area philanthropic network. Jones had the tough task of following Al Gore, who had delivered the keynote speech, but he still brought the house down. "When we bring together the best of the business community and the best of the tech community...
...bespoke revenues - currently around $51 million - have grown by more than 10% a year for the past few, according to the industry group. Savile Row's tailors have long attracted heads of state, captains of industry, and the stars of music, film and sports, from Prince Charles and Cary Grant to Mick Jagger and David Beckham. Now, a growing number of younger customers, weary of big-name, overexposed luxury brands, are joining the club. Explains Rowland: "They're looking for something more authentic. They're asking, 'What's new?'" And for some, the answer is classic tailoring, an art that...
...most notable figure in the latter camp is Jeffery A. Zucker ’86, a former Crimson president who became CEO of NBC Universal last February. Additionally, senior vice presidents at ABC, CBS, Fox, and HBO are Harvard alums, as is the CEO of Sony Pictures. Brian A. Grant ’91, vice president of business development at Fox, declined to comment, saying, “As much as I’d like to help your cause, I can’t. We’ve been instructed not to talk to the media from...
...very “sexually advanced” for the 1800s. She doesn’t want to marry him, so she marries him on the condition that when she finds the man of her dreams, he’ll give her a divorce, because only men could grant divorces at this point.RR: Does the marriage situation remind you of any couples you know?MG: It’s meant to be completely ridiculous, so I’m afraid not. But I’m currently engaged so it’s fun for me to listen to this...
With Dowling, who famously had not lost a game since middle school, and Hill, the next year’s NFL Rookie of the Year with the Dallas Cowboys and later the father of NBA star Grant Hill, leading the way, Yale sprinted out to a 22-0 lead. Little-used backup quarterback Frank Champi ’70 came on for the Crimson, which trailed, 29-13, when it recovered a fumble deep in its own territory with under four minutes remaining...