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...reverse boycott is perfect for the growing cadre of slactivists - slackers who care just enough about causes to sign online petitions and join Facebook protest pages but lack the time, money or drive to do much else...
...first, Beltane, a historic festival in May, seemed a fitting choice. Formals are in May! Indeed, Beltane is an ancient Gaelic celebration that occurs on the first of May. Combined with the barbaric Goat Roast, maybe Beltane could be the perfect choice for an enduring Dunster formal name, assuming the ladies don’t mind bringing dates donning kilts and Braveheart war paint...
...turned unlikely hero. Unlike storybook fables, human interest clichés like Boyle’s story are constantly pushed aside for the next season’s craze—as modern parables, they can’t last. Indeed, despite all of its potential for crafting the perfect narrative arc, reality TV’s pitfall in the business of moralizing seems to be its unapologetic reality. Next year, YouTubers will find another craze, Britons will find another media darling, and Simon Cowell will find another unlikely star to mine for ratings. Boyle will land a record deal...
...second one, we suppose)). And it's real. Yeah, those papers/projects last week were cute and all and oh did they take a lot of time, but finals are where legends are made. Sure, a little teamwork can do you good, and practice (please practice) makes perfect, but when it's gametime, it'll just be you, the blue book, and that cute little old lady proctor...
...Infantes, of the European Institute for the Mediterranean Diet, got understanding laughs when, in a talk about the role of jamón in that diet, he noted, "I can't remember my mother nursing me, but I remember my grandfather slicing jamón." (See pictures of the perfect steak...