Word: loree
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Clue in the Candy. The farthest-out macrobiotic lore, which would come as a surprise to the Zen Buddhist monks themselves, is to be found in the culinary columns of underground newspapers, where readers are routinely warned against eating too much meat, dairy products or sugar. A columnist in the Los Angeles Free Press, for example, recently speculated that the University of Texas massacre a few years back was caused by too much yin-in this case sugar-in the killer's blood. The clue that supported his conclusion: chocolate candy was found in the pockets of the slain...
Dean Dunlop's article once again warns us of the terrible financial crisis Harvard faces while one can still joke about "bottomed tubs" or be cynical about the billion dollar endowment. It's perhaps time to indicate some lesser known facts to add to the lore of Harvard's financial status...
...Yorker spent a year here doing research for his book. It was originally titled It Can't Happen Here: so much for analysis. Harvard Through Change and Storm (New York: W. W. Norton, $7.50), as the revised version was called, is a pleasant enough romp through Harvard lore, past and present-the kind of books that gets written every five years or so, and written well every 20. You're probably due for one about...
...part of cultural lore that he had to go to England for recognition. On his return in 1915, fame and prosperity came quickly. But neither sweetened his nature nor assuaged his fears. He campaigned skillfully and obsequiously among editors and critics whom he had loathed for years and would never forgive for early slights. He perfected his speaking style and was soon in nationwide demand as a lecturer. His first Pulitzer prize in 1924 finished the consolidation of his success...
...system is hardly modern. According to Wall Street lore, it began by accident in 1875, when a broker named Boyd fractured his leg. Unable to move around the exchange floor, Boyd stood in place near the post where Western Union shares were traded; soon other brokers began using him to handle their buying and selling in Western Union. Instead of milling around the post until they found other brokers ready to trade Western Union, they left their orders with Boyd and moved on to the next transaction. The system spread, and today there are specialists in all listed issues. Stock...