Word: yea
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Perhaps that’s what’s worth keeping in mind: that the distance from olive branch to fig leaf is only yea big. Aiming deliberately for spirituality or beauty may be missing the point. Often, it’s actually the most “sacrilegious,” boundary-testing works that most stretch thinking—and ultimately strengthen belief. In some sense, Benedict’s get-together did acknowledge this; if art can “enslave” us, it can also save us. (The Pope even floated the idea...
...similarities and differences between Harvard and Hollywood? LEG: (Laughs) This is interesting. Yea, you have a lot of overachievers, a lot of people who think they’re going to change the world, and a lot of people who can work hard and focus but also understand the world at large, which I think is valuable. FM: What about the drama? LEG: Oh man, there’s a lot of drama in Hollywood. And there’s a lot of drama at Harvard so that’s definitely another similarity. There?...
...Republican vote for health-care reform in the Senate Finance Committee didn't just advance an issue close to LBJ's heart--as President, the Texan signed Medicare into law--it was also a masterstroke in political leverage. And no one loved Senate politics more than he. Snowe's yea earned her--a member of a weakened minority, from the lovely but not very influential state of Maine--a voice in the small group hashing out the final version of the bill. In the Senate, she is just one among 100. But on probably the biggest bill of the century...
...good. There are no balloons and streamers (the little games with the clerks ended a long time ago). Cashier: “Hello.” Ehrlich: “Hey, how you doing? A double cheese, please?” Cashier: “With pickles, yea?” Ehrlich gets his diet soda, stocks up on napkins and condiments while I look at the plaque on the wall of him. We take our burgers outside to finish our chat while we eat.He unfolds the wrapping on the burger, takes off the top bun, and applies the mustard...
Pinocchio's — Oh yea, you'll want to go to Nochs. You, however, won't be the only one. Nochs is always packed on the weekends until closing at 2, since students can't keep their grubby little hands off the fat, doughy Sicilian slices—especially after a few drinks. Nochs is often rated one of the best pizza places in Boston, so don't expect to get a seat in there or anything, but if you're needing a little grease and bread fix, it's probably worth the wait. Warning: no credit/debit card...