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While the Harvard name carries much prestige in Korea, its reputation had been somewhat tarnished following a verbal slip made by University President Lawrence H. Summers last July in his opening speech to Harvard Summer School students...
...Crimson, however, refused to let the game slip away as it had earlier against New Hampshire, and was carried to victory by Giovacchini’s inspired performance. The point guard poured in 10 of the team’s 18 points in overtime, half of his career-high total of 20 points on the night. Taking over in the extra session, Giovacchini continually slashed to the hoop and drew contact, converting two layups and hitting 6-of-8 free throw attempts after regulation...
...Then, about five minutes into his answer to my question "Why did you become a Mormon?" Reid lets slip that he once got into a fistfight with his father-in-law-to-be, an observant Jew who opposed the marriage for religious reasons, and I realize how perfect both portraits are. Reid's story is Twainian, a western desert tall tale, and his background is as brutal and hardscrabble as Jackson's. "I guess it's no secret that both my parents drank heavily," he finally says. "I didn't learn my family values in Searchlight," he adds, referring...
...more dangerous for being so) quasi-formalism. While I doubt anyone writing about art today would feel comfortable saying that a work of art is good just because it looks cool, there seem to be plenty of writers who don’t know what to say and so slip into poetic statements of how cool that object looks: hence the “exquisite…visuality” of the chandelier piece touted in the show’s catalogue...
...stars for the comfort. Although they’re back with a vengeance, moccasins may have come on a little too strong for their own longevity. It remains to be seen whether these little slippers will still be on the scene next November, but until then, FM says just slip...