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...unassuming village of Sipson, England, all roads lead to the King William IV pub - a late 15th century tavern known for its cask ale and the ceaseless chatter of good-humored barflies. On Thursday afternoon, however, the lager and the laughter stopped flowing. Forty villagers watched the television mounted in the bar silently as Geoff Hoon, the nation's Transport Secretary, announced that he had approved plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport. For Sipson, which sits on the airport's northern perimeter, it's nothing short of annihilation: the village's 700 homes and businesses must...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heathrow's Expansion: A New Kind of Blitz in England | 1/17/2009 | See Source »

...Historians gone wild. That’s us,” she added later, drawing laughter from the audience...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Authors Talk of Boston's Past | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...year-old brothers act out scenes from our reality while quoting Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, their favorite video game, and we laugh hysterically at their performance. Moments later we tense up at the sound of a violent, earthquake-like explosion close by, and resume our laughter when the building stops shaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Person: Living in Gaza, Under Starlight and Bomb Blasts | 1/10/2009 | See Source »

...close to his ball, Obama turned to the crowd and said, "Hey guys. That was pretty good right? That almost made up for my 20 yard drive." That drew applause and laughter and prompted one member of the crowd to shout, "Better than your bowling," in reference to Obama's 33 score during a campaign stop in Pennsylvania earlier this year. Obama replied, "That's right," and smiled and laughed before turning back to walk toward the green to size up his putt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Good is Barack Obama at Golf? | 12/31/2008 | See Source »

...love,” said PCC co-director Justine R. Lescroart ’09, a former Crimson columnist and active editorial editor. “Or whoever you want to have sex with,” added PCC counselor Marianna B. Tu ’09, to laughter from the audience. In an open discussion last night in Ticknor Lounge entitled “Sextalk: How to get what you want (in bed),” an intimate audience was given an overview of topics ranging from improving communication with a sexual partner to the basics of hormonal contraception...

Author: By Adeline S. Rolnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Sextalk’ Offers Frank Advice | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

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