Word: paraphernalia
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...found pieces of pipes, mugs, and wine bottles that denoted a tradition of openly flouting the rules. “It’s pretty much all we find,” says head teaching fellow Michele Koons. “There’s more [drinking and smoking] paraphernalia than in some tavern sites.” Perhaps the most impressive finds, though, were the fragments of moveable type from the first printing press in North America—the one housed in the Indian College. The small strips of metal that students uncovered actually played an important role...
...Grab all your Harvard paraphernalia and hop on the bus down to New Haven. There you will aimlessly wander the Yale campus in search of a party (remember freshman week?) and then spend the night sleeping on the floor of your roommate’s cousin’s high school girlfriend. Wake up early the next morning to hobnob with tweedy alums whose names end in Roman numerals; the champagne they have at their tailgates is infinitely better than the boxed wine the Houses are passing out. Maybe even try to make it from the tailgate to the stadium...
There was no shortage of Barbie paraphernalia at the event - cases and cases of Barbie and friends, one Barbie impersonator, even a life-size hot pink Volkswagen Beetle, complete with a pop-out makeup trunk. "Barbie girls can't go anywhere without being able to get glam at a moment's notice," says Liz Grampp, director of marketing for Barbie at Mattel. Collectors even had a heated debate about how to best maintain the value of Barbie; some say a mint-condition Barbie should include the original plastic wrap and cardboard box, while others claim that Barbie can only...
...Ulan Bator is home to three ultra-nationalist groups claiming a combined membership of several thousand - a not insignificant number in a country of just 3 million people. They have adopted Nazi paraphernalia and dogma, and are vehemently anti-Chinese. One group, Blue Mongolia, has admitted to shaving the heads of local women found sleeping with Chinese men. Its leader was convicted last year of murdering his daughter's Mongolian boyfriend, who had merely studied in China. See pictures of race riots continue in China's far west...
...with Chinese sporting company Li Ning, most NBA superstars aren't pitching Chinese products. (Foreign companies like Nike and Coca-Cola, however, have had success using NBA pitchmen in China, particularly last year when the country was wrapped up in Olympic fervor.) Pirating of NBA jerseys and other basketball paraphernalia is so rampant in China that it cuts into profits for the U.S. league. And even though China boasts its own professional basketball league, the market is so tightly controlled by the state that it's tough for foreign investors to make a foray into Chinese hoops...