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...soundtracks of both Kill Bill films) and indie-hop supervillain MF Doom last month had good reason to be excited for this project. I was dusting off my liquid sword, getting ready to guillotine heads once more. RZA wails, “Strong as the base of a mountain, there’s no countin’, how many MC’s have sprung from our fountain!” in his best verse since his paranoid rant on “4th Chamber” ten years ago. MF Doom shows up, demolishes the mic, and promptly leaves...
...John Roberts withdrew from consideration as Associate Justice so he could be nominated to replace William Rehnquist as Chief Justice) since Judge Douglas Ginsburg was dropped over marijuana use in 1987-is a huge embarrassment to a White House that prides itself on its political savvy and keeping its base happy. Conservatives who had long pushed for a judge whose views matched their own were furious when Bush thanked them by presenting a nominee whose positions were unknown to say the least and whose qualifications for the highest court in the land were paltry at best. Had Miers...
...likely pick. But all the other names that were touted back in September-California Supreme Court Justice Janice Rogers Brown and federal appeals court judges Michael Luttig, Michael McConnell, and Edith Jones will all get reviewed again. It's hard to see why Bush would anger the conservative base for a second time by offering Attorney General Alberto Gonzales...
...allowed respondents to identify all their racial groups on the 2000 Census. Even the common application for college admissions allows students to check more than one racial box. Multiracial students can breathe sighs of relief at not having to choose one parent over another and not having to superficially base their identities upon which box will reap more benefits. Unfortunately, this relief is short-lived. Once a multiracial student gets to Harvard he finds that he’s been shoved back into one box. Upon registering for classes, at least 22 multiracial students found that Harvard had listed them...
Remele and Whitman’s involvement in the Harvard social scene (he belongs to the Hasty Pudding social club), has helped them find a customer base. Still, Remele insists that “none of our friends come in and feel as if they have to buy because they’re our friends.” Whitman says thoughtfully: “Both of our social lives have given us a good look at many different women,” as well as helping them get to know what she calls their demographic. THE RUNWAY...