Word: thrive
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...calculate this coldly—and neither do the contestants on reality shows—but we live in a world that both Shakespeare and sociologist Erving Goffman compared to a theatrical stage. When we are all acting through life, figuring out what roles are likely to thrive is central to achieving success. And reality shows offer dozens of controlled experiments in narrative creation. Their outcomes provide troves of data to help us end up as Horatios instead of Hamlets, McCains instead of Giulianis, Jordins instead of Melindas...
...testing one of the most tried-and-true axioms in sports, but it worked for the Harvard men’s hockey team. Defying the notion that a good offense is the best defense, the Crimson spent most of the game playing in its own zone, but seemed to thrive offensively following the periods of greatest pressure from the Big Red.This dynamic was most directly evident in the first period. Having already killed two Cornell penalties, Harvard was faced with the prospect of dealing with a third when sophomore Ian Tallett was whistled for hitting from behind.Co-captain Mike Taylor...
...would the publisher of USA Today be interested in a college paper? While the professional news industry faces its leanest years yet, college papers, with their volunteer labor force and captive audience, continue to thrive. Advertising revenue for college papers is growing, because unlike most dailies, they are read—not only frequently, but in print rather than online—by young people with pockets stuffed full of their parents’ cash...
Couples that thrive in the bedroom, the party scene or relaxing (work-free) downtime are all well and good, but at Harvard, “not enough common ground” tends to mean one thing: different academic interests, and a future haunted by tears, wine, and I Will Survive playing on repeat...
...Shore to give them at least a token amount. "I told Mitzi, 'You pay the waiters, you pay the waitresses, you pay the guy who cleans the toilets. Why don't you at least pay the comedians?'" says Dreesen. Many of the struggling kids who were helping her club thrive, he pointed out, couldn't even afford to buy groceries. On New Year's Eve, he had run into one of them, on a high after finishing a set. "He said, 'It was fantastic. I killed 'em.' And then he said, 'Tom, can you loan me $5 for breakfast...