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...impossible to surround ‘Them,’ to trap ‘Them’ in a corner, to push ‘Them’ up against the wall—it’s ‘They’ who surround you, who hold you in a siege like a live castle, whose walls, alas, are pathetically weak.”In this city of walking dead, Vargalas endures a lone struggle for survival. This struggle is manifested in a search for vital signs of Lithuanian identity—a quest that?...
...region of the mass of people actually moving forward, albeit slowly. By 11:55 I was at the cusp of the row of metal detectors—at the front and center of the crowd—when the policewoman in charge announced “hold the line.” Five minutes from the moment, and those around me knew we wouldn’t make it. They really wouldn’t wait for us. I watched those on the other side of the barricade trickle through the metal detectors. I could hear occasional cheers from inside...
...wars and troubles, marking a new era in which Americans may not feel as free from the burden of responsibility for the state of the nation as they once were. The question then becomes, as more and more people find themselves without homes and jobs, will consumers come to hold Pepsi’s recent rebranding as a symbol of a promised hope that resulted in an all too real reality check?Probably not, if only for the reason that consumers will simply get used to the new can’s revamped globe and lower-case lettering; Pepsi...
Like any other patriot, you celebrate Presidents Day each year with the same time-honored traditions: you chop down a cherry tree, hold a Presidents Day coloring contest in your place of business, and read the Gettysburg Address in the quiet of your home. But when you’ve exhausted all the super sales and “Lincoln was gay” jokes, keep the good times rolling by calling your friends over and getting drunk with the most badass president who ever set foot on Air Force One: Harrison Ford, a.k.a President James Marshall. TAKE A SHOT?...
...suffered his only loss of the season—3-0 (9-1, 9-2, 9-1) to Princeton’s Mauricio Sanchez. The moment West stepped onto the court to face Detter, Harvard had already lost its first eight matches of the day to the Bantams, who hold the longest winning streak of any American college team in intercollegiate sports with 183 wins in a row. What factors contributed to West’s victory? Talent? Plenty. Determination? Ditto. But, most importantly, selflessness and humility—two qualities that are inversely related to the big egos...