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...could be with them." If successful economists and politicians can make these efforts, so can other men. Masahiro Endo, a 33-year-old father of two and a gas-station owner in Japan's Niigata prefecture, runs two websites for fathers, publishing articles with titles like "Let's Master the Three Categories of Housework." But not so long ago, he says, he was a living anachronism-the kind of father who "couldn't cook or do any kind of housework." He decided to change when he realized that he no longer wanted to depend on his wife's ministrations...
...every aspect of the campaign is so easy to master. Franken walks into a precinct meeting and has already begun his 60-second stump speech when the audience's slightly puzzled expressions prompt him to ask, "Have I interrupted the process?" A beat of silence. "That's O.K.," someone says. Slightly rattled, Franken ends quickly. I'm not sure if he hears it when someone calls, "Yeah, who are you?" Fortunately, someone else answers for him: "That was Al Franken...
America's first actor-leader was George Washington. We have trouble thinking of him as theatrical because we're so used to seeing a static version of him on worn quarters and wrinkled dollar bills. But in his day, he compelled the spotlight of public attention and was a master of political stagecraft. All his life, Washington was mindful of his physical presentation, from the uniforms he designed and wore to the way he sat on a horse. One of his great moments as a leader involved a bit of stage business. At the end of the Revolutionary...
...interpretation of the Passover traditions. Harvard football standout Mike Berg also takes this broader view, and boasts of having imparted his love for the PBJ-and-M to his roommates. I personally advocate the matza cereal, though its preparation requires an athletic crumbling motion that just not everyone can master at first. It’s not for the faint of wrist. Another very wise man and avid tennis athlete—though he strongly denies rumors that he can hold his own against former Harvard tennis great James Blake—our very own dean Benedict H. Gross...
Through the new three-year program, students will be able to receive an MBA with either a Master in Public Policy or Master Public Administration-International Development degree...