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...taken responsibility for him, was particularly scathing about the double standard that subjects her, but not the men who had sex with her, to humiliation. As Polly says, "I readily consented to the only proposal of marriage that ever was made me, which was when I was a virgin; but too easily confiding in the person's sincerity that made it, I unhappily lost my own honor by trusting his; for he got me with child, and then forsook me. That very person you all know; he is now become a magistrate of this county." By doing her duty...
...master plan." No wonder So Much for the City has the sunny, chiming sound of lucky breaks and happy coincidences. Like the time last year when, after three years of being ignored by record companies, the Thrills' demo tape suddenly sparked a bidding frenzy that led them to Virgin Records. Or the time that same demo landed in the lap of Mancunian gloom-rocker Morrissey, who invited them to play their first London show - opening for him at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall last September. Although Deasy insists "it's the lazy assumption that this is just a summer album...
...college, the laid-back big man from the U.S. Virgin Islands displayed so little emotion on the court that opposing fans derisively called him Spock. But after defeating the New Jersey Nets and leading his San Antonio Spurs to their second NBA championship in five years, perennial All-Star power forward Tim Duncan, 27, has been starting to act a little more like Captain Kirk. There he was in the opening two games of the NBA Finals, shouting instructions at and cajoling his teammates, giving an encouraging smack to his mentor and teammate David Robinson, and even screaming after throwing...
...executive director, Robert Harth, in terms of government relations, fundraising and the interaction of the hall with every aspect of the outside world,” says S. Donald Sussman, a board member at Carnegie Hall as well as chair and CEO of Paloma Partners in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands...
...which left him star-struck. With Huchra’s help, Rudenstine observed Jupiter and its four moons, a “truly amazing” experience. “The coolest part was seeing [Jupiter’s] bands, seeing details,” says the former telescope virgin. “It brings it to life...