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...leaders in the world have managed to attach their destiny so firmly to the destiny of their people. Arafat was one of them. It has become virtually a habit of the mind to think of Arafat when thinking about the Palestinians. It will take a long time before the world forgets the frail face wrapped in the traditional Palestinian white and black kufaya. That face has brought the Palestinian cause from beneath the rubble to the center of international attention. Despite controversies that have become defining characteristics of his public career, very few deny Arafat’s crucial role...
Shanon T. Peter ’05, who started the SHITTYBEER group for fun, decried the lack of affordable drinking spots around Harvard Square. Although he said he prefers drinking more sophisticated beers, it can be an expensive habit...
...from age 11. But it was just two years ago that she finally relented to his flirting--"'cause I was ready for one of the good guys," says Rose. She says she signed up for the course "to save our relationship" from constant arguments, especially about how her bingo habit affects their finances. Hankerson reluctantly agreed to participate, but midway through the course, the couple was ready to give up. "I picked fights," Rose confesses. "I cut him off. I always had to have last, first, in-between words." Hankerson often deflects conflict with a joke--"Sometimes I want...
Last week’s FM scrutiny on an anonymous student’s struggles coming out with his sadomasochism habit has given me the courage to come forth with a fetish of my own. A fetish that I’ve long kept hidden from all but my closest friends. A fetish that I hope to purge and come to grips with through the writing of this column. Since my preadolescence this longing has been with me, eagerly perking up at the slightest mention. In fact I remember when it first hit me—where...
Miles has a habit of missing the moment, even when it grabs him by the hand. One evening, he and Maya talk warmly about wine. He delivers his dark Pinot rhapsody; she speaks of wines as if they were people she wants to meet--people like Miles. It's one of the most poignant falling-in-love duets in movie history, with an ending so faithful to real life, it could break your heart...