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...flirtatious encounters with cute guys who didn’t expect the campus to be so big. They’re easy to spot, really: big brown puppy-dog eyes and a slight crease in their bronzed brows. Nothing that an apple-cheeked rising senior with an infectiously loud laugh and a general idea where 51 Brattle St. is can’t fix. I figure if one of them doesn’t ask for the “special after-hours tour” soon, I'll just have to remain content with the voices in my head...

Author: By Antoinette C. Nwandu, | Title: POSTCARD FROM CAMBRIDGE: Waiting for Prince Charming | 7/27/2001 | See Source »

...before, and he gave Sarbanes little in the way of remorse. But it was deposed committee head Phil Gramm, going next as the top Republican, who voiced the defense Greenspan must have in his head when lawmakers start carping. Gramm got a vigorous nod from Greenspan - and a big laugh from the room - when the tax-cutting Texan delivered the pungent-analysis quote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: While Greenspan Treads Water, Markets Tumble | 7/24/2001 | See Source »

...samplers to "street teams" of young volunteers (speaking of free) who spread the buzz to other kids in skate parks, high schools and concert parking lots. It's peer-to-peer marketing done with minimal investing and maximum effect. "Everybody wants free stuff," he says with a laugh. "And if a16-year-old has a backpack full of cool gear to hand out, he feels like a king...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marketing: Search for a Perfect Pitch | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

...worth it." Q&A Q: A comedy about AIDS? What's so funny about a virus for which there is no cure? A: Nothing! Just as there was nothing funny about apartheid. The word comedy is misleading. I don't make jokes about AIDS. I aim to make people laugh at their prejudices and confront their fears. Humor is a great weapon, an extraordinary leveler. You can counter all the misinformation with humor. Q: I assume you're referring to President Thabo Mbeki's controversial stance on AIDS? A: You know, 99% of the world knows that HIV leads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fear and Laughing in South Africa | 7/23/2001 | See Source »

...hear it and see it all over Indonesia. People laugh at the suggestion that the government can or will improve their lot. It's not a happy laugh. It sounds more like resignation, a self-preserving suppression of hope. Politicians are considered corrupt until proven innocent, and if they are proven innocent, then the judge is probably corrupt. "They can change Presidents 10 times a day and my life will still be the same," Saharudin's brother had said. Sinar is disillusioned by the treatment of Malays in the area. In Java, grown men fight tears when they recall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Admiral's Isles | 7/20/2001 | See Source »

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