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...bandmates, to lovers, even a note firing the band?s first drummer. Publishing sources describe the diaries as an intimate look at an artist who cherished his privacy. Says one, "I got a sense of him as a businessman, as a writer. His personality came through powerfully." Several passages reflect Cobain?s well-documented heroin addiction and bouts of depression (he committed suicide in 1994). Others - like a huffy list of band rules - reveal the surprising ambition of an artist who popularized a genre - grunge - that scorned popular success...
...ever truly have enough shooting—we headed back to the range gift shop to browse for last minute souvenirs. A gun, perhaps, or maybe a crossbow, or even an industrial bottle of Mace the size of a fire extinguisher. We then headed out to lunch to reflect on our day as a group. One need not have psychic gifts to guess where the members of the gun club elected to go to fill their empty stomachs—yes, we feasted on beef and beer at the Longhorn Steak House...
...many of my friends on the Senior Gift Committee are keen on reminding me, the end of senior year is an appropriate time to reflect on the benefits of an Ivy League education. My complaining is not to say that I have not enjoyed my Harvard experience; on the contrary, my time at Harvard has been a hugely positive experience. Mostly, however, this has been because of a few outstanding professors, my peers, my involvement in the Boston business community, my extra-curricular commitments and Eliot House—all things outside the control or authority of the administration...
...puzzle, this miscarriage of justice--the world saw it clearly and almost simultaneously. One could judge for oneself what had happened and what it meant, and feel confident in that judgment. Ah, certainty! The Russians slipped up, and the Canadians didn't, and any outcome that didn't reflect this fact, however official, simply wasn't legitimate. Not in my house...
Those who worked under Taylor remember him as a hands-off publisher who never tried to censor his paper. Not once did he try to modify the opinion page to reflect his own views; he inspired and encouraged his reporters to write creatively but truthfully. Freedom of the press for the Globe’s writers became a reality under him, and integrity, both in news and editorials, became the trademark that made the Boston Globe a leader in its field...