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...husband invented the iconic spring toy, but Betty James, who died Nov. 20 at 90, gave the Slinky its name and hand wrapped the first ones on her kitchen table. She also developed the renowned and catchy jingle--"What walks downstairs alone or in pairs/ And makes a slinkity sound?/ A spring, a spring, a marvelous thing/ Ev'ryone knows it's Slinky!"--which launched hundreds of millions of Slinkys down staircases worldwide...
...These are awkward times we live in. As early as 2006, college students were editorializing about the rise of the awkward turtle and its cultural significance. But now, as the turtle vanishes from the common hand lexicon, even the Washington Post is starting to notice the awkward zeitgeist...
...lives have been a nonstop parade of awkward. Even Collegehumor.com’s evocative Awkward Rap—“If you say ‘How are you?’ I’ll say ‘Not much!’/My hand and your boob accidentally touch…If I see you waving, my hand goes in the air,/Even though you’re waving to that guy over there”—fails to capture the full impact. Forget Gen XXY, or whatever our most current label...
...loss in its second matchup of the weekend with the University of North Dakota (7-8-1, 4-5-1 WCHA) at the Bright Hockey Center.Harvard came out fighting. Seeking revenge against the Fighting Sioux, who bullied the Crimson to a 10-1 loss the previous night and handed the team its first home defeat of the season, Harvard pressured early and took control of the game by firing the first few shots on goal. “I think everyone was disappointed with [Friday] night’s result,” co-captain Brian McCafferty said...
...team that has struggled to remain consistent throughout the fall campaign. The men suffered from injuries on multiple squads, including co-captain and epee fencer Benji Ungar, who competed for just the first time this season, going 10-2. He lost a key bout against Princeton, 5-4, to hand the Tigers a 14-13 win in the second of two incredibly close contests—Harvard fell 14-13 to NYU in the previous matchup. “Benji is a terrific leader, but the biggest problem is he’s been injured, this is his first tournament...