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...case of the Beetle, that meant a simple car that reminded us of the Love Bug but didn't leave us feeling like antiques collectors. There is very little that is practical about the Volkswagen Beetle. But like the great cars of yore, it has a personality that lets buyers say, "Look at me!" And so dealers haven't been able to keep them in stock. "The new Beetle fails at most categories," says Nissan's Hirshberg. "The only thing it doesn't fail in is drop-dead charm...
...remembers a time when the famous "party suites" of Currier, Cabot and Pforzheimer "had a leg up" in the party scene." The top floors of PfoHo [were] always able to have great parties...because they were a few more steps away from the security guard." In the Quad of yore, "House administrators supported these rooms as social leaders," according to Doak, implying that administrators may have been somewhat more lenient with regards to these rooms' parties...
...more ambitious is RLX, an extreme-sportswear brand for mountain bikers, runners and snowboarders. The brightly colored technical gear is a departure from the subtle tweeds and twills of Polo's yore. Lauren has taken great pains to establish RLX's credibility. The running shoes are made by Reebok; he's sponsoring a mountain-biking team, and has signed prominent snowboarders Ross Powers and Andy Hetzler. It's smart marketing, but he won't necessarily be able to buy credibility in the world of alternative sports, where shunning the Establishment is at least half the point. "Lame," critiques snowboarder Dave...
Moore recalls the abundance of used bookstores in the Harvard Square of yore. He says McIntyre & Moore would thrive in any community full of artists and students, plenty of trendy bars, theaters, restaurants and places to hear live music. His description matches the old stereotype of Harvard Square...
...though, are a decade of pedophilia: Prince William, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Elijah Wood and Hanson look like fresh-eyed dough babies in comparison to the heroes of yore. "It's a reversal of gender roles," postulates Tse W. Lim '02. "Older men have traditionally young girls. Girls these days are liking younger and younger guys...