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Excerpt(s): "History, according to Popper, has no meaning. It is the chronicle of international crime and mass murder and takes no account of the tears and suffering of mankind. [...] There can not consequently exist one universally valid philosophy of history...

Author: By George T. Fournier and James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Famous People and Their Theses | 6/3/2010 | See Source »

...existence. "It would be the biggest thing in my life," said Shaheen Jafargholi, a singer from Wales who at 12 has arguably not had much time to rack up memorable experiences. His challengers were similarly enthused about the chance of a royal performance. They included 11-year-old body-popper Aidan Davis and Hollie Steel, 10, a chanteuse whose crying jag during the BGT semifinals sparked debate about allowing children to participate in such a gladiatorial contest. "I would like to perform in front of the Queen so I could make her heart melt," said Steel, winsomely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Susan Boyle's Loss Could Be Britain's Gain | 5/31/2009 | See Source »

...NCAA men's basketball tournament?where little mutts like geographically confused Cleveland State and it-can't-possibly-have-a-team Oral Roberts run with purebreds Duke and UCLA?grows in meaning every year. It may also be the gambling, the guilt-free jalapeńo-popper binges or the camaraderie born when three-quarters of the workforce enters a two-hour conspiracy to disappear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hoop Dreams. | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...still a mocker-a fusion of mod and rocker? -Robert Soares, New York CityWe were always pop. "I'm a mocker"-that was one of the lines in A Hard Day's Night. I'm a popper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ringo Starr | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...behind the concession counter at my local movie theater folding kid’s combo trays. My inquisitor was the father of a friend from grade school. My response was some glib remark about the governor not paying interns, a comment somewhat ironic in that ticket-taker-cum-popcorn-popper is certainly not the most high-paying job I could have obtained for summer employment. Despite my flippant manner, however, this question has been nagging me since classes ended: What am I supposed to be doing during the summer? Clearly, I know all too well that adult acquaintances expect more...

Author: By Andrew B. English, | Title: Should be Doing... | 6/30/2006 | See Source »

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