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...women in my family dispense advice faster than I can nick a pair of pointy black heels. Ironically, these many matrons most like to discuss… men. My mother believes in waiting three days before returning a call, my aunt thinks practice makes perfect (she was the popular one), and my grandmother once suggested I tuck a $10 bill into my bra just in case the date went awry. If he takes one shot of tequila too many, call yourself...
...After the Crimson’s 35-3 rout of the Bulldogs to cap a perfect 10-0 season last year, Harvard is looking to hand Yale its fifth straight loss in The Game...
...both USA Today and the New York Times in advance of the Bears’ showdown with then-undefeated Penn on Oct. 29.Even former Harvard quarterback and current St. Louis Rams backup Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 did not draw that kind of copy. Sure, rumors of his perfect score on the Wonderlic personnel test prompted blurbs in Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com Page 2’s Daily Quickie. And broadcasters at the Hula Bowl frequently marveled at his participation in the all-senior event just moments before sitting for a final exam.But even relative to Fitzpatrick?...
...Pleasantville. Just as in the Gary Ross satire of the 1950s sit-com vision of reality, life in the kingdom of Dear Leader Kim Jong Il is always as pleasant as a picture postcard. The streets are tidy and orderly, the citizens patriotic and the children sing in perfect harmony. From the plastic flowers in the hotels to the plastic music of the Arirang mass-gymastics-and-propaganda fest we were expected to attend, sugar-coated kitsch appeared to have run amok...
...children's eerily perfect execution of their routine creates an impressive performance. They have clearly spent a long time rehearsing. Stranger, perhaps, is hearing the show's utopian themes echoed in conversations with ordinary North Koreans. ?Thanks to the wise guidance of the Great Leader, life has improved so much,? one earnest soldier tells us as our minder looks on. ?The army and the people are all aroused in the great struggle for a prosperous country...