Word: whore
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...FROM RUSSO WITH LOVE: On July 16, Knopf will publish "The Whore's Child: and Other Stories" by Richard Russo, who won a Pulitzer Prize last year for "Empire Falls." Kirkus and PW swoon, giving the book starred reviews. Says Kirkus, "Readers who loved such a roomy, generously plotted, and detailed novel as the Pulitzer-winning 'Empire Falls' won't be able to resist this first collection of seven stories by the Maine novelist...a wonderful distillation of Russo's gifts for crystal-clear narration, subtle character portrayal, and irrepressible humor... There may be more important writers around, but none...
...Battle of the Bands” at the House of Blues in Harvard Square proved that, despite a reputation for hard work and preppiness, Harvard graduate students can really rock. The Law School’s The Stone Cutters emerged the victors, beating Business School rivals Corporate Whore and D.O.F.C. from the Kennedy School...
Corporate Whore, the somewhat controversially titled Business School band, played third. Despite a similar sound to The Stone Cutters, these four guys and two girls tried even harder than their adversaries to excite the audience about their original set, while punctuating it with hits like “Wouldn’t It be Nice?” by George Michael. Their sound had a solid drum beat and was upbeat and poppy and their lyrics easy to sing along with, but they had a tough act to follow, and overall, their vocals and instrumentals were not as strong...
...first prize, awarded to The Stone Cutters was $500 cash and a scheduled appearance at Virgin Records on Newbury Street. Second prize, going to Corporate Whore, was a Virgin Records gift voucher. The competition was put on by the Consortium For Global Leadership, a group that brings in speakers and organizes events to “get the three schools to mingle,” says Geraldine Chin, the host of the show from the Law School. The five judges included representatives from the House of Blues, the Boston Phoenix, Virgin Records and a student from the Medical School. Bands...
Person of the Week I'M BACK The Chinese government once said he was a "whore" and a "sinner for a thousand generations." But when former Hong Kong Guv and current E.U. Commissioner of External Affairs Chris Patten visited Beijing last week, both sides forgave, forgot and talked about bridging East and West...