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...because they've taken the advice of a Chinese online guide to dealing with Americans established by the China Internet Corp. for the historic visit. "When one colleague meets another, they often just yell out their name," it advises. "It is not necessary to shake hands -- usually they just smile and say 'Hey,' 'Eh,' or 'Hi.'" (It seems a little Canadian slipped in there.) While the President might be tempted to relax his dress code on the advice that "whether in town or in the country, most Americans wear whatever clothes they want," he may feel a little pressured...
Taboo subjects besides Lewinsky: anything that comes under the old culture-wars rubric. Sexual harassment? Leave it alone. Gays in the military? Don't. Gay marriage? Ditto. Lesbian couples adopting children? Smile with an enigmatic calm and say, "Mmmmmmmmmmm...
...left the U.S. that I--and probably the rest of us--take certain advantages of our capitalistic society for granted. Consumerism makes our life much easier; the glitches of daily life have been paved over. When things go wrong, someone in uniform and badge is usually there, with a smile and a degree...
...Never Smile Again, by Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey, ranks No. 1 on Billboard's first hit-singles chart...
...spotlight well past the October commemoration. Recent alumnae gifts to Harvard--not Radcliffe--funded panels addressing women's issues, a new women's leadership award and a glossy brochure featuring prominent female undergraduates, faculty and alumnae. Such efforts made it easy for those students featured in the brochure to smile and proclaim things like, "It's a great time to be at Harvard...