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...When you imagine Crossword Guy," says Jon Stewart, "you imagine he's 13 to 14 inches tall, doesn't care to go more than five minutes without his inhaler - and yet [Shortz is] a giant man. He's the Errol Flynn of crossword puzzling...
...Shortz is indeed a tall, genial fellow and the best salesman crosswords could have. A puzzler from youth, he took a doctorate of Enigmatology (in a course of study he invented for himself) at Indiana University, was named the fourth crossword editor of the Times in 1993. That was the year of Shortz's 40th birthday and crosswords' 80th. The first one, devised by Arthur Wynne, appeared in the New York World on Dec. 21, 1913, and made the game an immediate sensation. But it was the achievement of Margaret Farrar, who became the Times' first crossword editor in1942...
...more captivating than German import Nowitzki, 27. In one possession, he's likely to dribble down the court and stroke a long three-pointer (remember, he's 7 feet tall; those guys shouldn't shoot from far away). In the next, he'll fly by a smaller defender for a dunk (7-footers shouldn't be quick). His breakout post-season - Nowitzki is averaging 28.4 points and almost 12 rebounds per game, and scored 50 in a key Game 5 win against the Suns in the Western Conference finals - has earned him comparisons to a legend. "The guy he reminds...
...students sit in genteel cafés, gesturing animatedly while discussing the merits of Rawls’ “Theory of Justice” or the latest breakthrough in quantum mechanics. Tourists wander the Square’s brick-paved sidewalks, catching glimpses of Harvard proper over the tall wrought iron fence. But the area has little local flavor of its own, resembling an upscale mall more than it does a neighborhood marketplace...
...still remember walking through the big green door at the end of Mass. Hall, my stomach in my throat and my hands somewhat fidgety as I nervously awaited his arrival. The next thing I knew, I was trailing the most powerful man at the University, who seemed 10 feet tall, to go out to lunch.But Larry broke the thick ice with ease. Instead of interrogating me about my academic credentials, as I had expected he would, we spent the first 15 minutes chatting about our families. He told me about his daughters and son, whom he had promised the biggest...