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...have on the issue of gender equality.” The Web site also comes as part of a recent resurgence for Harvard Men Against Rape, which was founded in 2003 but only recently became more visible on campus. Speakers at the event said they would push for this trend to continue by encouraging the Harvard community to use the Web site, and contribute to its blogs. “I think a big hope for MenSpeakUp.org is that it provides a resource for men to care,” said Gordon W. Braxton, a freshman proctor and a prevention...
...which elicited giggles from the college-aged audience. Round One ended with all but one contestant still in play, but Round Two signaled the introduction of more difficult words. At times the word difficulty seem to vary dramatically from contestant to contestant. One ousted speller highlighted this trend with the statement, “Are you serious? We went from shrapnel to Gethsemane?” As the competition reached its later stages, the field was trimmed dramatically due to the appearance of words that not even Microsoft Word’s spellcheck could comprehend, such as fomites, skookum...
...there was the fax machine-smashing scene in Office Space. Then some guy called MC Frontalot. Weird Al. Ben Folds. Andy Samberg. Natalie Portman. Andy Samberg again. Now comedian Andy Milonakis has cashed in on the "geeky white boy raps about his cushy, middle class lifestyle for humorous effect" trend with his song "Let Me Twitter...
Impossibly long lashes aren't just for Hollywood closeups and drag queens anymore. Miley Cyrus has really been playing up her lashes. Even First Lady Michelle Obama appears to be embracing the trend, with the British press reporting that she donned false eyelashes in London in April...
...potential for change is there, says Richard Robbins, director of social innovations at AT&T. Pointing to the trend of U.S. elected officials using Twitter to communicate with constituents, he said, "That's something that could just as easily emerge in Iraq." He added: "What we've been seeing in the U.S. as well is it's a completely emerging area where government officials are using [these] tools... to have new ways of interacting with citizens...