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...list was a story about “celebrating the semicolon” on a subway poster. The piece, beginning with this most banal of leads, develops into a disconcerting death knell for the richer punctuation of yesteryear: prominent lefties like Noam Chomsky wax elegiac and crack wise about grammar, the implicit assumption being that people under seventy see the semi-colon and think, “what’s wrong with that comma...
...going to call your PAF with those “urgent” concerns? Upperclassmen—still want to be a PAF? If you’ve already broken one (or more) of these rules, congratulations on escaping the wrath of the Ad Board. But it might be wise to hit up BC or Tufts the next time you crave some one-on-one instruction...
...Wise decision by Amaker to put on the second unit. We've got Fitzgerald, Carey, and Cem Dinc, the Turkish-German enigma all on the floor. Housman, however, is running the floor. (Keep in mind he played 36 out of 40 minutes last night...
...because of the threat of suicide bombers, it is because the people are not taking interest. They know the problem will remain. You know it's like the story of the dead carcass of an animal that fell into the village well. The villagers ask the local wise man how do you purify the waters, and he says take out 40 buckets of water. Still the water was polluted, so he said take out another 40 buckets. It didn't make a difference because the carcass remained there. So as long as the problem remains, the water will stay polluted...
...that the mainstream media don't understand about you and conservative talk radio? A. I don't think they understand why I do it. I treat it as a business. My definitions for success have nothing to do with who wins elections but, rather, Is the program growing audience-wise, are we attracting new sponsors? In terms of the content, I just come here and try to have fun every day. I don't say outrageous things I don't believe just to get people in a tizzy. I have the benefit of not having anybody telling me what...