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Last Thursday afternoon, during the ceremonial raising of the national flags at the Vancouver Olympic village, the Mexican national anthem blared over the loudspeaker. Mexico's lone Winter Olympian, alpine skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe, stood at attention, right arm crossing his chest. That's right - Hubertus von Hohenlohe. If you're thinking that name doesn't sound very Mexican, you'd be absolutely correct. In fact, he's a descendant of German royalty, the son of Prince Alfonso Hohenlohe and Princess Ira Fürstenberg. Can't get more Mexican than that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico? | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...Mexico, Azerbaijan, Denmark and Great Britain, actress Sandra Oh - a Canadian and star of Grey's Anatomy who was emceeing the event - invited the athletes onto the stage for a festive dance. "We are celebrating you, the youth of the world!" screamed the overcaffeinated star. One problem, Sandra, von Hohenlohe of Mexico is no youth - he turned 51 two weeks ago.(Watch a video of Olympic athletes training...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Is a German Prince Skiing For Mexico? | 2/13/2010 | See Source »

...piece, Von Schmitz characterizes TLR’s Co-President Rachel L. Wagley '11 as an "abstinence apostle" crusading "against carnal lust...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Eine Treu Liebe Revolution? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...Von Schmitz pokes fun at Wagley's claim that "'those who engage in premarital sex are more prone to depression and more likely to get divorced'" by snarkily reminding Der Spiegel's readers that "she just read some brand new scientific literature to this effect...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Eine Treu Liebe Revolution? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

Chen, described in the article as a "sex-lover" who "enthralls the males on campus with her ultra-short miniskirts," informs Von Schmitz that "a strong woman would not be ashamed of premarital sex: 'It is unrealistic that every person that I actually have sex with is important to me. Sex simply feels good...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Eine Treu Liebe Revolution? | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

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