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Carol was very excited that I was interested in our family's history, even if it was just because a former sitcom actress told me to be. And to my shock, she told me a fascinating story. My great-grandfather Reuben and his brother left Russia instead of serving in the army. This, it seems, is where I get my bravery from. But later, when Reuben's dad was looking to get the rest of the family out of Russia, he sent family members to scout out New York, Brazil and Argentina and wound up ditching my great-grandfather...
...still in a little bit of shock,” co-captain Johanna Snyder said. “But some of the emotions I’m feeling are excitement and relief. Definitely a ton and ton of excitement. We worked so hard for this. Nobody from last year’s team graduated, so everyone who was there got to experience the win this year...
After the shock of Kumaritashvili's accident wore off - and face it, we tend to quickly move on from such tragedy - the Vancouver Games offered the wonderful highs, and head-scratching lows, typical of any Olympics. In hindsight, all the early whining about glitches, like the need for snow to be helicoptered onto a dry mountain, and malfunctioning ice machines, seems silly. We'll remember the likes of Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater who displayed genuine bravery while toe-looping and triple-axling two days after her mother died of a massive heart attack. We'll also feel...
...those people responsible for Chatroulette’s tainted reputation because of your flavor for tomfoolery, be forewarned: you’d be surprised whom you stumble upon. Ex-high school hook ups, siblings, even professors—nothing would shock me (I’m lookin’ at you, Drew Faust). Trash it all you want, but don’t worry; I’ll still raise my glass to you when I find you Friday night at 2 a.m. spinning that virtual wheel...
...skills if it were not for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. On that day, a Jewish American real estate magnate named Ronald Bruder was desperately searching for his daughter, who worked in downtown New York City, near ground zero. His daughter turned up safe, but the shock and panic stirred him. "I started reading and thinking about the Middle East," Bruder told me recently. "And what I came to was this: if people were gainfully employed, maybe they wouldn't be so angry at us." Bruder began to travel the region, asking questions. "It was the Minister...