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...Shoppers and playgoers in the West End can drop into one of Hamburger Union's hip and trendy outlets?on Dean Street or Garrick Street?or north Londoners can grab a quick bite at a third on Upper Street in Islington. These newcomers are challenging GBK's dominance with Scottish, grass-fed, additive-free beef. For Atkins dieters who still want to indulge, the chefs will omit the bun, but carbo-loaders can feast on the "proper chips, never frozen." You can also get the vegetarian options, milkshakes and wine that GBK pioneered, and with speedy service. Lovers of burger...
...believe you must have that degree of contention and political viciousness to be creative ... The exaggerated exploitation of political positions, just to do the other side in, it's so counterproductive, unnecessary. Take Hurricane Katrina. The politicking was incredible. So George W. Bush was not quick off the mark when Katrina struck. But I don't think his adversaries were simply that worried about New Orleans; they just wanted to put Bush down...
...simplest terms, that idea--called corporate social responsibility, or CSR--invites companies to consider their impact on people and the planet on a par with their traditional quest for profit. Rodgers considers that bunk. Not that he opposes conscientious corporate conduct or occasional acts of charity. He's quick to point out that he and his company do quite a bit of both. "What I do criticize," he grumbles, "is the preachy and somewhat arrogant framework of philosophy that says, In order to be a good company, thou shalt do the following...
...past two years, and Theda Skocpol, who publicly criticized Summers before she was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in June. Indeed, the president’s wedding bells generally drowned out University politics for the day, though some who attended the reception were quick to note which faculty members had and had not been invited. The English and American Literature and Language Department was well represented last night, with appearances by James Engell, the department chair; Stephen J. Greenblatt, the Cogan University professor; and Louis Menand, the Bass professor of English. On Summers?...
...Overall, this is a victory for the town,” Falkoff says. “For these sorts of cleanups, you have to take the long view—nothing is ever quick. But I think we’re all satisfied with the work that people at all levels did to get this job done right...