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...raise awareness about the harmful effects of pornography and speak out against it,” said Leo J. Keliher ’10, co-President of TLR. “It’s a good time right after Valentine’s Day, because pornography really does tear at relationships, especially on college campuses...
...Still, Mexicans are unlikely to tear up with pride while watching him race. Perhaps he should follow in the snowshoes of Robel Zeimichael Teklemariam, the 36-year-old cross-country skier from Ethiopia. Teklemariam, who was born in Ethiopia but moved to the U.S. when he was nine, competed for his native country at the Torino Olympics despite the fact he hadn't set foot there in 23 years. Yet after those Olympics, a three-week vacation in Ethiopia turned into permanent residence, and he has no plans to leave. Now he trains in Europe, but in the off-season...
There is something cruelly funny about the image of a middle-aged corporate lawyer struggling to tear a custom-tailored suit with his bare hands. It almost belongs more in Joshua Ferris’ debut, “Then We Came to the End”—an acrid satire of the cubicle workplace—or the sitcom “The Office” than in his new novel “The Unnamed.” Though Ferris retains his humor in his new book, he seems to have adjusted its saturation levels. While...
Exasperated by the illness’s return, Tim rips his suit just as it will tear apart his seemingly perfect life—complete with an attractive, loving wife, a high-paying job that he loves, and an 8-bedroom mansion in the suburbs. Sensing his oncoming relapse, Tim contemplates what he stands to lose: “He was going to lose the house and everything in it. The rare pleasure of a bath, the copper pots hanging above the kitchen island, his family—again he would lose his family. He stood just inside the door...
...online retailing giant, unscathed by the recession, is on a tear, posting robust earnings growth while many other retailers are licking their wounds. Analysts believe the company's profitable run isn't over yet, and say that concerns over competition in its trendy e-reader business are overblown...