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There was a day long ago when all you could do to study the universe was pull out a telescope and look up. Physics did not come of age until the late 1800s. Now any modern-day astronomer is also an astrophysicist. We use them interchangeably...
...Quintessentially's Elliot certainly doesn't cut the figure of a modern-day Jeeves. For one thing, he was born into the manor rather than the servant's quarters: his aunt is the Duchess of Cornwall, wife of the presumptive future King of England. (Though he wears his privilege lightly, Elliot, 32, is something of a British tabloid fixture himself, having dated a procession of beautiful celebrities). For another thing, Elliot is running an international business, not mixing martinis for the master. He won't say how profitable Quintessentially is. But since he started the company in 2000 with...
...1950s, again mostly among athletes, who deemed handshakes too muted and formal for celebrating teamwork and triumph. The 1980s are generally regarded as the heyday of the high-five, though the gesture has enjoyed a revival of sorts in recent years - especially among Gen-X parents and their offspring. Modern-day high-five enthusiasts have even created a cellphone version: Callers high-five their phones (slap the speakers) or simultaneously type...
...sense, it seems fitting that Harvard was the site of enlightenment, serving as Bodhi Tree for this modern-day Buddha. Harvard is probably one of the most left-brained places in the world. Nirvana and self-cessation do not blend well with the hypercompetitive, ego-driven culture that is cultivated at this bastion of the protestant ethic and spirit of capitalism. Before her stroke, Taylor was very much a part of the Harvard ethos, a neuroscientist who, according to her colleagues, displayed none of the mysticism that would characterize her future. But the tiniest of biological accidents changed...
...modern-day Lamont, at least, this is true—everyone has the chance to experience confusing stairs, hidden bathrooms, and stale sushi at three in the morning. Equality rocks...