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...born in Taiwan in 1968. His father died when he was a toddler and his mother, an English professor, moved with her two sons to the U.S. in 1978. According to published reports, the only English word that Yang and his younger brother knew when they arrived in America was "shoe." The family eventually settled in San Jose, Calif...
...winning performance from his squad, saying, “The cheerleaders provide something visually entertaining that is fun for the crowd. At pep rallies and tailgates and things like that, we work with the band. It’s a good partnership between us.” Who knew the cheerleaders and the band kids were such good friends? We at Harvard may know little about football games and pep rallies. We may not be allowed to tailgate after the game starts. And we may have no school spirit. But if there’s one thing we do have...
Save the poop jokes, because Rose George has heard them all. When the London-based journalist decided to write a book on human waste, toilets and the world sanitation crisis, she knew that she'd be the butt of a few jokes around the pub. What she didn't realize - at least not fully - was just how important her subject was. George's new book The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters delves into the taboo subject of bowel evacuation, with tact, sensitivity - and the right amount of style. Reporting on the sewers...
...Laden's strange disappearance makes one wonder what exactly happened to him. The last relatively reliable bin Laden sighting was in late 2001. A video that he apparently appeared in last year shows him with a dyed beard. More than a few Pakistani intelligence operatives who knew bin Laden scoff at the idea he would ever dye his beard. They think the tape was manipulated from old footage, and that bin Laden is in fact dead. But then again, they would have an interest in making Americans believe bin Laden is dead, since it would relieve U.S. pressure to find...
...Penn the ball back, and Garton once again devastated Harvard’s defense. Garton carried twice for 29 of his 174 yards on the game, including a 13-yard touchdown scamper that pulled the Quakers within three once again with 4:36 to play.“We knew this kid was athletic,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “We knew that really, as a young quarterback, running was going to be more his forte, so we were very aware of it, we practiced it. We didn’t tackle great...