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Millhauser is also, perhaps unbeknownst to himself, an excellent political theorist. His idea that the small moment encloses the large maps surprisingly well onto the personality pageant that is Election 2008. According to his “grain of sand” model, no incident is too tiny from which to construct an overarching narrative...
...meeting, current College addresses are confusing to those outside Harvard, especially employers unfamiliar with what “FAS” stands for.“It obfuscates the relationship between student and college to the point where it hurts recruiting,” Gillis said. He added that unbeknownst to many, the process for this change in username extensions “doesn’t cost a cent.”Gillis also pointed out that because Harvard Extension school students also use the “@fas” ending, it is difficult to distinguish between these...
...aerial tankers had to be rebid after the corruption involved in the decision had been exposed; the new bidding process was won by a European consortium. Twice in the past year, the service seems to have misplaced sensitive nuclear components, including nuclear-tipped missiles that flew across the U.S. unbeknownst to the chain of command. Its chief of staff, General Michael Moseley, was implicated last week in a bizarre plot to steer a $50 million contract to friends to develop ground-based entertainment for use during shows by the Air Force Thunderbirds precision-flying team. Gates mentioned none of this...
...live with her as paterfamilias. When she sees him planting hydrangeas—“They were always your mother’s favorite...in this country, that is”—her fears are confirmed. However, confounding all tradition, he has no intention of staying. Unbeknownst to Ruma, her father has already found surrogate female companionship in a widowed fellow traveler, and when she discovers she actually cherishes his company and asks him to stay, he refuses.Lahiri’s simple, direct prose belies the careful plotted nature of her narratives; all is revealed...
...only way he'd allow me to live with his son who, unbeknownst to him, is actually the one who's gay. But obtaining parental permission was just the initial hurdle of my New York rooming adventures with Kameron. In eight weeks, the two of us have gone through three apartments, multiple viewings and interviews, one roommate, two long-term guests, and many overnight visitors. We also work together. It seems a bit much, even for freshman year pals, but somehow, we've made it through the better part of the summer with our friendship intact...