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...Though she insisted she was “awful” at first, Buttner quickly became a motorcycle aficionado, riding across the country on back roads in 1993. A year later, in another calculated risk, Buttner took a break from television to become the first female editor of motorcycle magazine, Cycle World—a move that surprised even those who knew her best...
...Khan is known for his projects that use architecture to promote pluralism. In 1979, The architecture aficionado endowed a joint program between Harvard and MIT called the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture that aims to promote understanding of Islamic architecture in the West...
...nonchalance of the manufacturer, which is offering customers product refunds through the Samuel Adams Web site. “If they want to be forgiven, they should be a little more generous than just exchanging bottles,” said fourth-year graduate student and self-proclaimed beer aficionado Andrew C. Thomas. Others, though, expressed little concern about the quality of the time-proven brew. “I’m not worried. I’ll still buy Sam in bottles,” said Harvard Law School student Nichele M. McClendon ’06 with...
...THAT MUCH OF A GEEK?’The 26-year-old Grosslight grew up in Detroit, Michigan. In high school, he recalled, he once gave up sex with his girlfriend to study for a physics SAT II.Grosslight was also a Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man aficionado, having recorded what he said he thinks is likely one of the top ten scores of all time in the latter game—though he said he does not play as frequently now because it would be a “three-hour process.” Grosslight initially matriculated...
...intellectually motivated as you should be, instead of shelling out seven dollars for a poorly conceived dhall party, you can now spend your weekend nights increasing your mental repertoire... And for free! (Don’t try to pretend this doesn’t excite you). Science article aficionado John S. Liu ’11, for one, agrees: “Friday, Saturday night, I can’t go to the library, but the Internet’s always on!” Word...