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...doing?” From the other, “Chinese food make me sick!” Back and forth, the questions posed in quick succession one following the other. For three months. Every day. I cursed myself for teaching one my name and swore revenge on First Wall for poisoning the other’s bowels...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Foot in the Door | 3/11/2004 | See Source »

Though Tseng and Boonswang—who graduated from Princeton in 1996—had been adversaries during their undergraduate years, Boonswang swore that the rivalry is over...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HBS Students Compete Against Undergrads | 2/24/2004 | See Source »

...more than two decades the networks have competed with cable. Now they also vie with home video, computer games and the Paris Hilton sex tape on the Internet. The old three-network system swore by L.O.P., least objectionable programming. Now sizable chunks of the audience, especially young viewers, demand most objectionable programming--unusual, gross, risque. If you don't give it to them, they'll watch Punk'd or play Manhunt instead. If you do, you may lose your other viewers to HGTV or Lifetime. In the most mass of mass media, it is no longer possible to please most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year In Culture: Has the Mainstream Run Dry? | 12/29/2003 | See Source »

...corruption, dissolved its parliament and called elections for December, a year early. The third attempt in just over a year to elect a new President was set to be held on Sunday. Previous polls failed due to low voter turnout. Meet the New Boss MIDDLE EAST Yasser Arafat swore in a new Palestinian cabinet, headed by PM Ahmed Qurie. The new lineup seemed weaker than that of Qurie's predecessor, Mahmoud Abbas, who resigned in September after Arafat undermined his attempts to curb Islamic terrorists. Qurie lost his struggle with Arafat to name a strong security chief to face down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Watch | 11/16/2003 | See Source »

...just arrived and is about to join his friends at a table by the front window. He praises the Kong for its late-night service and friendly, low-key vibe. “I’m from Hong Kong, so when I first heard about this place, I swore I’d never come because I’m such a Chinese food snob. But after awhile you learn to like the bad greasiness—just like you get adjusted to bad dining hall food...

Author: By Jennifer A. Woo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Cheers to 50 Years of Scorpion Bowls | 11/13/2003 | See Source »

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