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...light. “So how do you like fuckin’ Harvard?” he asked me after finding out where I studied. He took a long drag out his cigarette and ran his dirty fingernails though his mane of unkempt curls—all in one smooth motion.I realized suddenly that the man was wearing Converse sneakers, skinny jeans that barely encased his rotund thighs, a “vintage” flannel shirt, and a fedora. It was an ironic hipster combination which would terrify any Harvard male. I decided I liked this individual.Suddenly a woman...
...little bit of everything,” Brants said of the weather. Lucky for the Crimson, the team was able to overcome those difficulties and come together to end the weekend with a top finish. NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIP The weekend was smooth sailing for Watson, as the junior placed third in the New England Women’s Singlehanded Championship at Roger Williams University. The performance qualified her for the Women’s Singlehanded Nationals, set to take place in November. “It’s very exciting for our team...
...this is a sign of desperation" says Ayesha Tammy Haq, a prominent political talk show host. "Why else would you go and arrest a group of declawed politicians?" Or, she pauses, "it could also mean abject stupidity." Like Musharraf's attempts to unseat Chief Justice Chaudhry in order to smooth his way to continued power, "This is another incredibly stupid move that will backfire on the government. You are not winning friends by doing something like this. The masterminds are obviously mindless masters...
...Admittedly, Lebanon - which makes about 6 million bottles of wine a year - is one of the world's smallest producers. But its wines are smooth and tasty, and a few of the country's dozen or so commercial labels are internationally renowned. For a recent dinner of frogs legs, thick yogurt, and saut?ed liver, Ramzi invited a TIME correspondent to drink a Massaya classic red, not one of his fanciest, but one that best reflects the region, with a peppery taste and smells of mint and thyme. The humble cinsualt grape he uses doesn't have a strong personality...
Diplomats don't get paid to be blunt (at leastnot in public), but here's the undiplomatic truth: no one involved in negotiating with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il over nukes expects a smooth process. "If you're asking whether anyone thought the road to total disarmament would be completely straightforward," says an official who until recently was closely involved in the so-called six-party talks, "with no backsliding, no new demands, no different interpretations of timetables or whatever, then no, the answer is, of course...