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Although a smattering of hippies and skater punks added flavor to the crowd, the group mainly comprised college students decked out in make-up and brand-name clothing, hailing from Boston University and Boston College, and some even from out of state...
DIED. Fausto Vitello, 59, founder of the cult punk-skater magazine Thrasher, who in the late '70s sparked a thrill-seeking urban subculture of skateboarders who jumped curbs and railings instead of just ramps in specialty parks; of a heart attack, while riding his bike; in Woodside, Calif. The motto of the still vibrant movement: Skate and Destroy...
...decidedly gawky Fiasco jerking around in front of the camera. Swimming in an oversized hoodie, with a jumbo pair of glasses perched on his nose, he bobs his thin neck to the jazzy beat with a positively adorable sincerity. The cycle gets predictable quickly though—a lone skater rolling past a sinister apartment block, a kick-flip down some stairs, then more head-bobbing. Nevertheless, Fiasco brings a nice change of pace; he doesn’t swear, he doesn’t hit women—hell, he might not even be packing a gun. The closest...
...about the positive aspects of the Olympics. What about the "clean" participants? What about the results of competitions? There was only a short "People" item on Shizuka Arakawa, the gold medalist in figure skating - and it was unfair. She is not, as you said, "a little-known Japanese figure skater." She is the winner of the 2004 World Championship, held in Dortmund, Germany. At Torino she did not, as you reported, "become a surprise star by keeping her tush off the ice." She was simply the best. Udo Wilhelm Marl, Germany Passage to India "Let's be friends" [March...
...Stone said. “And that kind of hurt because I thought we came out pretty well and we contained them and neutralized their speed.”The Harvard power play, at the same time, struggled to generate any offense on its own extra-skater opportunities. In its first three lifeless power plays, the Crimson was unable to hold the zone against fierce pressure from the Wildcats kill and failed to test New Hampshire netminder Melissa Bourdon with any tough chances until Wilson’s wrister beat her five-hole.“As good as we?...