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...into the music.” Gurney, who describes his heritage as “half-Italian, half muddy European question mark,” has since done his best to access the roots of the music he plays. “I’ll always be a poser. But I grew up hanging out with old Irish guys. From that perspective I consider myself to be an Irish musician.” When choosing colleges, “I knew I wanted to have an Irish scene nearby,” he says. After graduation, Gurney plans...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Daniel P. Gurney ’09 | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...natives, the Red Sox game ritual is a pre-graduation rite of passage. Don’t know how it works? Here’s a guide for Fenway Park first-timers who want to avoid looking like a pink hat (in baseball speak: a fair-weather poser Sox fan). First of all, anyone who goes to a game at Fenway should know some basic Sox history. Founded in 1901, the Boston Red Sox enjoyed several World Series Titles during their early years. After an 86-year dry period under The Curse of the Bambino—brought...

Author: By Luis Urbina, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fenway for First-Timers | 4/22/2009 | See Source »

...riddle: "What is greater than God, more evil than the devil? The poor have it, the rich don't need it. And if you eat it, you'll die." There is no evidence that Harvey ever read this on the air, but it's just the kind of whimsical poser that, because his name was attached to it, attracted a zillion Googlers. He sold concepts too. (Answer to the riddle: nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Harvey: The End of the Story | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...when things are looking positive, Moore always seems to expect a Steve Bartman moment. On the book's cover, he raises the question "How many Democrats does it take to lose the most winnable election in American history?" And in the book's "Ask Mike!" section, he addresses this poser: "Is it true Democrats drink from a sippy cup and sleep with the lights...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Michael Moore Doing This Election? | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...Long before he was an actor or a governor, [he] wore little, tiny trunks and posed. He's a poser, and he should stop posing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

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