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...through the iron gates. Upperclassmen lay quietly on the lawn talking or reading books, a social world apart from the forced friendliness (and friend-lessness) of the Yard. From the middle of the biggest and loudest group, Dave waved me over. He was surprisingly attractive and had a delicious smile, and his friends were the same. Dave introduced me to all these glamorous gay men and funny, lively women and right then I fell uncritically in love--with Dave, with his friends, with all the juniors, with Harvard and college and being...
...glimpses into our increasingly vapid pop culture, you probably don't know us very well, but we know you. We've watched in abject fascination as you've grown from a shy little boy pulling at the collar of his frilly shirt into a full-fledged heartthrob whose guarded smile renders many of us embarrassingly weak in the knees...
...jerks. They want pictures of you, they want a scoop, and they're not going to give you a moment's rest until they're satisfied. So here's an idea. When you meet up with paparazzi, quickly eat something (the more colorful, the better: Think strawberries, peaches, etc.), smile disarmingly, and then open your mouth to expose your barely chewed food. Sure, there'll be a few embarrassing photos for the first few months, but after a while, all the tabloid editors will get tired of printing their "Prince William's See-Food" spread...
...closed communist state, but Kim Jong Il appears to have studied the Ronald Reagan image-management playbook. North Korea's secretive strongman shocked his guests and most observers Tuesday by not only showing up at the airport, but greeting South Korea's President Kim Dae Jung with a winning smile and a two-handed handshake - the Korean cultural equivalent of a hug. By opening the historic first-ever visit by a leader of one Korea to the other with that telegenic gesture, the Dear Leader has given Koreans on both sides of the 1953 cease-fire line an enduring image...
Muscles are back in style. Just pass by any magazine stand, and you'll notice the explosion of fitness magazines. Shiny, muscle-bound men and women smile at you while gigantic veins course under their tanned, oiled skin. If you're old enough to remember the 1980s television character the Incredible Hulk, played by Lou Ferrigno, you'll be as amazed as I am that these days almost any guy seems able to develop a body as brawny as his. Welcome to the world of unregulated muscle-building supplements, where creatine is king...