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...John Harvard statue is often a stop for visitors to the College, who rub its foot for good luck and snap photos of Harvard’s namesake...

Author: By Faryl Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: John Harvard Statue Vandalized | 10/2/2002 | See Source »

...their evening hours, some of Dublin's hottest nightclubs, including the Kitchen, frequented by supermodels and owned by U2 band mates Bono and the Edge, went straight out of business. What's not to love about a city that would rather share a pint and conversation with friends than rub elbows with the rich and gorgeous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Global Life: Dublin Calling | 9/23/2002 | See Source »

...first major event of the season, the ECACs, has been disappointing for Harvard with losses to Yale and Princeton in the semis the past two years. But with the location moving from Cambridge to Flushing Meadows, NY, this year, perhaps some of Pete Sampras’s magic can rub off on the Crimson...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Tennis Foes Can Choose Their Poison | 9/13/2002 | See Source »

...medical and pharmaceutical industries have created substances that make people feel as good as massages do. But unlike massages, they require prescriptions, are addictive or induce hangovers. So there's the rub...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Massage Goes Mainstream | 7/29/2002 | See Source »

...Michael O'Sullivan (changed to Sullivan for the movie), a lieutenant to real-life Midwestern crime boss John Looney (re-named Rooney in the film), provides for his wife and two sons as a killer nicknamed The Angel of Death. When O'Sullivan's oldest boy, Michael, witnesses a rub-out, old man Looney and his homicidal son Conner decide to kill the whole family. But Sr. and Jr. O'Sullivan escape, hitting the road to Perdition, Kansas where the boy's aunt and uncle live. Along the way The Angel reaps vengeance on Looney's outfit, as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Original 'Road to Perdition' | 7/16/2002 | See Source »

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