Word: passional
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...success of BAPE STA, Nigo's line of technicolor sneakers, which arose just as a global passion for collectible footwear took off: "Launched just at the moment Japan's sneaker boom went into overdrive, the old-school appeal of BAPE STA distinguished themselves from the techy, streamlined look that characterized athletic footwear of the mid- to late-1990s. ... For BAPE addicts outside Japan, the existence of STAs soon passed from rumor to legend. The Beastie Boys, N.E.R.D., Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Usher, Kanye West, and a host of other hip-hop V.I.P.'s began rocking them not only in private...
...that the moving of government exams has a particular salience is a futile fighting point in the campaign. Just because one is enrolled in a government class does not grant one an increased mandate to request the chance to attend this national event. There are numerous students equally as passionate about the political landscape who are not in government classes. Furthermore, the administrative Registrar’s Office organizes the exam schedule, not the professors of the College. The subject matter being taught does not—and should not—come into play. Certainly, it is regrettable that...
...Harvard, it’s essential that activities and classes be treated as rare opportunities for intellectual and personal growth. If we do otherwise, we may not drown with Narcissus, but we will end up facing the world with a great résumé, but without any discernible passion...
...contribution toward that balance, and for its sake he has taken time out from films, becoming a full-time relief worker and traveling tirelessly on foundation business. This month he is set to appear at a Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Hong Kong. "Philanthropy is my passion and my life now," he says. "I wake up and eat and I'm thinking about it. I'm still thinking in the bath. I talk to everyone I can." It is difficult to name any other A-list celebrity, not even Bono, who has made such a total commitment. There are plenty...
...taboos, like Los Van Van's early critique of rampant prostitution in a 1996 song about papayas: go ahead, they sang, touch it; it's a national product. During the economic crisis following the Soviet collapse, music was the one thing that held the island together, a common passion for both revolutionaries and reactionaries. The government understood its power; that's why supergroup La Charanga Habanera was banned for months in the '90s after using a military helicopter to drop the group onstage for a stripteasing, innuendo-filled concert on national TV. It was, someone clearly decided, too decadent...