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...that vilifies writers like these, it goes without saying that defenders of plagiarists are few and far between. Few, for instance, would dare defend a writer like Kaavya Viswanathan ’08, whose novel—“How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life”—borrows more than just a few words from several previously published books. Few, that is, except for David Shields, who, in “Reality Hunger,” maintains that Viswanathan must be considered an artist precisely because?...
...Town area to browse all the great shops and bars, stopping for a snack at Fishers in the City, tel: (44-131) 225 5109, where the mussels are superb. If I've got any energy left after all that, I'd round the evening off at the Opal Lounge, tel: (44-131) 226 2275, one of Edinburgh's coolest clubs...
...Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” plagiarized by Kaavya Viswanathan...
...from the opulent Baroque era, de Castellane sculpted one-of-a-kind rings and brooches in the form of skulls and lavished them with crowns and collars of elaborately cut and set diamonds. Each colorful skull is crafted from a single stone, from purple sugilite and charoite to pink opal and blue chalcedony. The 10 queen rings and 10 king brooches have diamonds in a variety of cuts set in platinum with an ancient technique rediscovered by Dior Joaillerie's ateliers. While the skulls may serve as a reminder that time is fleeting, there's no doubt about it: these...
...health-care legislation that was being hammered out in Congress. Maintaining his usual sartorial discipline, Rangel was wearing a pearl gray suit with a checkered tie and gold tiepin; a crest of gray hair was slicked neatly over the top of his head, and a chunky opal ring twinkled on his right hand. But his eyes were beginning to resemble those of a bloodhound exhausted by the hunt. "We have to raise $1.2 trillion," he said. "It's like pulling teeth. I haven't even talked to my wife in two days." (See the top 10 key players in health...