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...boys, weeding out those who succumb weakly to temptation from those who are worthy of a woman’s attention. Unfortunately, too often, our society falsely suggests that sexual experience is a “must-have,” encouraging men to boast (often fictitiously) of weekend hook-ups, glorifying a culture of empty promiscuity. Yet, this is not for a lack of understanding men: uncouth and socially inept though many Harvard men may be, I can attest to the existence of many upstanding, good-looking, and chaste Harvard gents. Men underestimate the impressiveness of self-control, strength...
...guess I’d phrase it that we’re trying to present an alternative view of sex that’s not often seen on this campus—one that’s different from the hook-up culture, and that really takes into account a person’s entire emotional and physical health,” she says...
...reached top gear. Three-day passes are still available from $200. For extra drama, make sure you catch one of Sepang's "track days." This is when enthusiasts are allowed to take their own cars around the same track used by the pros. If you're without wheels, hook up with one of the track-day regulars-many offer high-speed rides and lessons. Call the Sepang Circuit on (60-19) 383 7865 for an introduction, dates and costs. And put Malaysian rubber to the use that nature intended...
...movies, if you want to hook an audience, you throw them a surprise while telling them a story they've heard before. James Cameron knows how to hook an audience. Appearing in New York City with a limestone coffin that he claimed had held the remains of Jesus, Cameron attacked a central Christian tenet--that Christ rose bodily from the dead. Yet he confirmed another article of faith: that Hollywood blasphemers are out to get Christians...
...REALITYThe relationship has made several of his peers question the authenticity of his geekiness, he says. “One criticism is that the producers chose me as, like, a plant, as someone who would be likable, who would look good after the makeover, and who maybe even would hook up with a girl,” he says. “Another thing is that I ‘tricked’ the producers to get on the show to promote myself.”If the whole thing was a self-promotion tool, it hasn?...