Word: heartbreak
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This week I was flooded with letters regarding that notorious walking disaster of amour, Captain XY, Esq. For those of you who haven't been keeping up with my column (for shame!), the Captain has become a 'regular contributor' to this feature. His adventures on the high seas of heartbreak have vexed me. Apparently they have annoyed you, too, as following missives demonstrate. They represent just a few of the sacks of mail pouring into the Norma Knows Department of The Harvard Crimson. (P.S. Ironically, this week I did not receive a letter from the Captain. This troubles...
However, the engaging, upbeat character of Broken Moon does have one drawback--the music is overwhelmingly happy, and even the album's sad songs don't manage to convey much heartbreak. Every one of Broken Moon's songs is about relationships, but the "break-up" songs somehow seem more wistful than hurt. Granted, this is a relatively minor complaint--if the sentiment is unchanging, at least, unlike many "slow songs," every other word is not "love" or "baby...
After slipping in his favorite distance, the heartbreak kid of the Olympics wins his gold medal in Lillehammer...
...dishonor or random fate blemished the panorama of joyful striving. But whatever the misdeeds and mischances, the myth continually reasserts itself and endures. So it is always a surprise when the Olympics fall short of what the world imagines, a respite from the ordeals of daily headlines and household heartbreak...
Barillari Books: As good as it gets in the Square. Barillari's has its own romance section, complete with two ceiling to floor bookshelves loaded with heartbreak, lust, and, inexplicably, pirates. Sorry, no Harlequins...