Word: mimics
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...that's a harder attitude for older people - who grew up with more cultural and actual segregation - to accept or to mimic. Part of the problem with Imus' joke was that it was so tone-deaf. "That's some rough girls from Rutgers," he said. "Man, they got tattoos ... That's some nappy-headed hos there." The joke played badly in every community, raising memories of beauty bias (against darker skin and kinkier hair) that dates back to slavery. Tracy Riley, 37, of Des Moines, Iowa, who is of mixed race, said the incident was among her four kids' first...
...Timothy and Janet first demonstrated their impressive skills in their ability to mimic a brass-like sound with their violins in the first piece, Mozart’s “Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458,” producing an incredibly rich and full harmony. This show of mastery over their instruments, however, was only a glimpse of the full range of their capabilities...
...home. “I taught my friends in Bulgaria,” he says. Apparently, Harvard is where Bulgaria’s at. The contagious rhythms of the traditional Bulgarian music even caught the attention of a few bystanders. A curious group of Asian girls eagerly attempted to mimic the frenzied dance leader. Stanisa “Stan” Veljkovik ’07 watched with a critical eye, remaining wary of their authenticity. “They’re obviously not Bulgarian...
...Crimson also sits at sixth in the Pairwise Rankings, which formulaically mimic the selection criteria used to determine the eight-team NCAA Tournament field. Those metrics seemingly put Harvard in comfortable position to qualify for the Frozen Eight in early March...
Gilbertology offers many unusual tenets, among them: 1) Thin the air in your house with a special air conditioner to mimic living at a high altitude, so that when you're at low altitude--say, on a basketball court in Washington--you can breathe easily. 2) Hold extra practice sessions at midnight. 3) Pull pranks on fellow players and dare them to retaliate. "Don't play with a guy who doesn't have a conscience about things," Arenas warns. During a road trip, Arenas filled teammate Andray Blatche's hotel bathtub with coffee. And 4) dream of a post-playing...