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...Harvard College Democrats and is currently employed by Teach for America. The students spent the following day touring the campus, and even had a chance to experience the life of a Harvard student by having lunch in Elliot House, Bosch’s former residence. Sharon A. Smith, a 13-year-old who attended the trip, noted that her favorite part of the tour was the library. “It’s nice,” she said, adding that she wants to be a lawyer or a doctor when she grows up. But the students?...
...credit must be given where credit is due: The Cure are a classic. In 1976, they arose in the wake of the punk rock revolution. Fronted by Robert Smith and featuring an ever-changing line-up, The Cure quickly gained fame and have been cited in countless “influenced by” lists. With their dark subject matter, gloomy and haunting melodies, and tormented image, they were branded as “gothic,” a label Smith constantly hopes to shun. Accordingly, the band has progressively gained a much more mainstream sound. With...
...funny—mostly because they’re outrageous—the film is a total flop, a rare tapestry of hilarious individuals who flounder in the wake of inexcusably bad writing, a terrible plot, and unbearable clichés. The setting is Monroeville, Pa., a typically gritty Smith-style suburb in which vulgarity seeps out of the gutters. Zack (Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are the archetypal faux-platonic best friends who met in the first grade—he probably stuck gum in her hair and they were hooked—and for whom extreme sexual tension...
...most see as bank's acquisition by Wells Fargo as the best case scenario for Wachovia. "We're disappointed that Wachovia won't remain independent but I believe the strength and stability of having Wells Fargo as a partner will be better in the long run," says Michael Smith of Charlotte Center City Partners. At a merger rally held on October 15, Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf wouldn't be pinned down on how many jobs might be lost, but he did say that Charlotte would be the combined banks' eastern headquarters...
...thing is, Kwame Kilpatrick was becoming a good mayor and making some progress. He had a brilliant future." - Michael Smith, Detroit historian, on Kilpatrick's resignation (New York Times, Sept...