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...funded entertainment activities for the first week before classes. It was difficult to learn the numerous quirks about life as a Harvard student, from the many and varied acronyms (think FOP, FUP, SCAS) to living in a world where brands like Rugby and J. Crew are as prevalent as plaid shorts and a bright orange Polo shirt...
...Fake Watch Worldwide, the Burberry plaid is a favorite of hipsters and ladies who lunch; in China, where pirated versions are ubiquitous, it's worn by just about everyone. Which might explain why Chinese copycats are trying to expand their market overseas. Last week Hong Kong customs made its largest ever piracy bust, netting more than 150,000 high-grade Burberry fakes, worth about $8 million, bound for Japan. Eleven people were arrested, including the two suspected ringleaders, who allegedly ran the syndicate out of a legitimate children's clothing store. For now, it seems, Japanese will have...
...that will kill her (Welch's mother died when he was eleven): "He was overcome with the beauty and sadness of his own singing ... He wasn't going to help her. He was going to cry." In The Trout Stream, a child confronts a man in a wheelchair: "The plaid rug across his knees made me wonder fearfully what the legs could be like underneath. Were they all withered away? Were they like drumsticks when the chicken has been eaten...
...codes of dress and behavior are strict. Students must have regular haircuts ("no bleaching or 'off' colors are allowed"). Students must wear socks and closed-toe shoes. Boys cannot wear earrings or have any body piercing. Students may not wear makeup during school. Through Grade 5, the girls wear plaid jumpers and leggings, but the head scarf called a hijab is optional; the boys wear navy dress pants and light blue shirts. Older girls must wear the hijab (light blue for middle schoolers, gray or white for high schoolers) and a calf-length navy top that resembles a raincoat. Wearing...
...abandoned greenhouse in a low-rise complex of concrete apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city. The band members compare themselves with writers in Soviet Russia--miserably creative, creatively miserable. They sing in English and dress in the uniform of global grunge: long sideburns, faded Converse sneakers and plaid shirts. The band is beloved by young Iranians because its music communicates a despair that has few avenues for expression...