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...team certainly hoped for change. Hollingsworth and Guest spent nearly five months training for the Lyons event, motivated, Hollingsworth says, "by the sense that the U.S. is always the underdog. A lot of Europeans still think that American cuisine is hamburgers and hotdogs. That just makes me want to strive harder." At their kitchen in California, they ran time trials, tinkering with everything from the garnish on their pistachio-crusted cod to the shape of their beef filet (in the end, it went from square to round), and learning to move past each other in a graceful ballet...
Some political observers think Tuesday's Senate runoff in Georgia is a big deal because a victory by underdog Jim Martin over incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss would keep alive the Democratic Party's dreams of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority to move its agenda successfully through the Senate. Other experts see the race as a big deal for the opposite reason; Democrats with that majority as well as control of the House and White House could overreach, leading to a conservative backlash...
...That’s fine from my perspective. Everybody loves an underdog, and if you’re going to accept the absurd premise that either Harvard or Yale could be one, it might as well be your team...
Most balloon characters take the form of recent popular comics or cartoons, such as Underdog (1965), Kermit the Frog (1977), Barney (1994). Walt Disney got in on the action in 1934, with the first Mickey and Minnie Mouse balloons. But the character with the most balloons has been Snoopy. Charles Schultz' floppy-eared mutt has gone through six balloon changes since his debut...
...Game inspires as much recollection as it does anticipation.The historic showdown is the topic of a new documentary by Kevin G. Rafferty II ’70, entitled “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29,” which premiered Wednesday night. The film portrays an underdog tale straight out of Hollywood. Playing the role of favorite to perfection, the Bulldogs seemed to have it all—an untarnished 8-0 record and 16-game winning streak, a national top 20 ranking, and star quarterback Brian Dowling, who hadn’t lost a game since the seventh...