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Although he shares the same first name and is also associated with Opus Dei, Silas Agbim couldn't be more different from the fanatical albino monk who goes on an international murder spree in the book The Da Vinci Code. Agbim is a slight, unassuming Nigerian immigrant in his 60s who lives quietly in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife Ngozi. But as the release of The Da Vinci Code film version approaches, the Agbims, who have been supernumeraries--members of Opus Dei who live outside its residences--for almost 30 years, have been speaking out about their experiences...
...girl at a party the other night and couldn’t get her out of my head. The thought of her consumed me, so naturally the next day I began my quest to meet her again. There was a slight problem, however: I had no idea what her name was. She introduced herself to me at the party, but I am terrible at remembering names. When presented with a scenario in which introductions are to be exchanged, I concentrate so much on not screwing up my own introduction that I completely block out what the other person is saying...
...escape his problems or embrace them—is intense and involving in a manner very rare for a rock song.“Dear God Please Help Me,” follows, which is the most effective track on the whole album. It is sparely orchestrated, with a slight mischievous twinkle that distinguishes the piece from the synth-pop to which Morrissey occasionally threatens to descend and allows the listener to concentrate on the words and delivery. The lyrics are vintage Morrissey, telling a tale of failed, confused lust; there are “explosive kegs/ between my legs?...
April is the cruelest month. In assigning next year’s housing, House lotteries will inevitably find ways to satisfy their seniors, placate their juniors, and slight their sophomores. Among the rooms they will assign are veritable MTV cribs of the residential houses: the College’s party suites. Nearly every house has one. Some have several. These are the great social spaces of Harvard, with their huge common-rooms and accompanying perks, such as built-in bars and kegerators. Pforzheimer House has the Belltower. Currier House has the Ten-Man. Eliot House has Ground Zero. During...
...HSDF vocally supported withholding the license for even less convincing reasons—HSDF felt the Square already had an adequate number of restaurants selling liquor. Legal Seafoods’ entrance into the Charles Hotel was protested because of its expansion and encroachment into the public courtyard, a seemingly slight problem for a space already encased by a hotel...