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...much as I love my Daddy—no guy will ever be the man he has been to me—he can be such a jerk. He tells me I’m hopeless and have regressed since going to college. He pays me and my sisters to give him clothing of ours that he doesn’t like. I’ve gotten $50 for a pair of plaid golf pants that he desperately wanted to burn. Not a bad deal, but still a jerk move...

Author: By Elizabeth F. Maher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: My Quarter-Life Crisis | 3/14/2002 | See Source »

...point seems to be now. Musically, Mayer’s concert at the Avalon on Feb. 28 was a treat to any fan of his laid-back style and emotion-infused songs. However, between songs, Mayer babbled mostly incoherent phrases that left the audience staring at each other in hopeless confusion. Who was the culprit here? Fame...

Author: By Laura Dichtel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Kid on the Block | 3/8/2002 | See Source »

...Wonderland” bare his sensitive nature and vulnerable side to anyone who will listen. At the show, girls screamed as John proclaimed, “I want to like crap, I want to be in love, I want to write bad poetry.” Will the hopeless romantic finally get the girl...

Author: By Laura Dichtel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: New Kid on the Block | 3/8/2002 | See Source »

...decided to splice in heavier music in the last 90 sec. And to trade on Hughes' technical skills, they opted to boost the difficulty quotient by adding the triple toe-triple loop combination. Hughes' comfort with the program showed in her confident execution of element after element. Her seemingly hopeless fourth-place position in the short program helped free her to skate with abandon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leap of Faith | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

...Bill Gates, Andy Grove, Jack Welch and their ilk became our new heroes. Businessmen seemed to combine a buccaneer's spirit with a slide-rule mind. "Washington" (the word had to be said with a sneer) was, by comparison with the worlds of our titans, disorganized and inefficient, quite hopeless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Incredible Shrinking Businessman | 2/4/2002 | See Source »

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