Word: topicalism
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...unrelated to gender. Similarly, the NARAL board also focused its decision-making on the question of how best to blunt John McCain's appeal to swing voters, particularly moderate pro-choice women who are largely unaware of his steadfast opposition to abortion. The issue was the main topic of conversation when I met with NARAL staffers earlier in the winter and has long worried the organization. They also reportedly wanted to dampen fears that the primary season will result in splits within the party. A NARAL endorsement would, the board hoped, signal that women could back Obama with a clear...
Technology put a man on the moon, but it has yet to enable the average Joe to make a perfect shot of espresso. Scores of websites are devoted to this topic. For my money, none is better than Coffeegeek.com which I scoured some years back to come up with my current rig: a Rancilio Silvia. I adore Miss Silvia and use her daily while my dog Sticky sits at my feet. But the machine is for people who like to fiddle--and not everyone wants to grind beans, pre-heat demitasses, tamp at just the right pressure, "temperature surf...
...topic most political memoirists skate around. Not so Cherie, who even discusses the conception of her fourth child, Leo, during a trip to Balmoral, the Queen's Scottish retreat. On the Blairs' first visit to the castle, valets had unpacked Cherie's toiletries, including what she refers to as "contraceptive equipment." On a subsequent visit, she left the equipment at home to spare any blushes. That's a courtesy her readers should definitely not expect...
...Specifically, time to think during junior year is important for potential thesis writers. Without the constant demands of papers and midterms, juniors studying abroad have time to refine thesis topics and conduct original research far before they have to choose an advisor or commit to a topic. Very few non-study abroad students have this luxury. In particular, making headway on thesis research during junior year is useful for students who wish to hold summer internships before their senior year. Students who spend that final summer working often find themselves back at Harvard in September with...
...couple of days later, I called Rabbi Dr. Chaim Pollock, Dean of Foreign Students at the Michlalah Jerusalem College, whom I had read had also used the Harry Potter analogy. He seemed somewhat embarrassed that I was asking him about the topic. "Harry Potter is fiction," he said. He had never suggested that it spoke to the Jewish experience specifically. He had just defended its emphasis on good and evil back when a lot of religious leaders were denouncing the books as occult. "The following, I think I can tell you," he said, warming slightly to the topic. "Rowling...