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...good at—work rate and pressure,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “He really settled us down,” co-captain Andre Akpan said. “We had a different mindset going into the second half, wanting to be sharper and ready to pressure.” Clark also singled out Akpan, urging the senior striker to get on the score sheet. According to Clark, “[Akpan] came out ready to get some goals in the second half.” It did not take Akpan long to make...
...presents a variety of style in “Heartbeat Radio,” as well. Songs like “Words & Music,” and “Easy to Persuade” rely heavily on distorted electric guitars and less on orchestral pop elements, creating a sharper sound. The relentless drums and rock riffs are reminiscent of his experimentation with rock in his 2007 album, “Phantom Punch.” Like his music, Sondre Lerche’s lyrics are at first familiar, yet distinctly charming. Perhaps because English is not his first language...
...teams in the country, but you have to impose it on other teams,” Clark said. “It’s hard when you play against a team that has already played a game and are just a little sharper to begin with. But by the end of the game we were fresher and more composed...
...lamely repurposed Bush jokes. ("Barack Obama is so dumb, when he was governor of Texas, someone asked him what the capital of Texas is, and he said, 'Capital T.' ") Still, the edge that crept into Letterman's comedy during the Bush years has, if anything, only gotten sharper. (Yes, he was forced to apologize for a joke about Palin's daughter, but his obvious distaste for the former Alaska governor is evident in the wisecracks that have continued ever since.) In fact, Letterman's monologues have doubled in length - from eight jokes a night to 16 or more...
It’s hard to picture the Senate without Ted Kennedy. Over the last 47 years, his name has become synonymous with the liberal movement, and his face, with his thick white hair and ruddy cheeks, his sharp jaw and sharper tongue, has become a symbol of the American Left. Though born into uncommon privilege, Kennedy made a career of defending the downtrodden. President Barack H. Obama praised his voice as one that spoke for the “poor and powerless,” and his funeral Mass this weekend was attended not only by political bigwigs...