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Fans did not begin wearing caps until the 20th century. The "Boston" style cap, with a close fitting crown and button top, became the standard by 1910, and that is essentially the baseball hat that is worn in Harvard classrooms and dining halls today...
...think in May I might just try this little magic out. On Monday May 21st, the day of my Shakespeare exam, I think I'll just keep hitting the snooze button, or just not set my alarm at all, sleep as late as I want, study at my leisure. On the 26th, I'll show up at Marge's door, pen and blue book in hand, and proclaim in earnest intent, "Miserable Belated Examination...
Thanks to that little button on the ever present remote control, the one that cuts off television sound during commercials, a comforting -- even empowering -- new verb has sprouted throughout the land: to mute. Typical usage, describing how you cut off a boring conversation: "I muted...
...Sure to Press the Save Button...
...into one package. Hawkins says there are Multiplayer applications on the drawing board that can turn the television set into a magic monitor straight out of a Star Trek episode. Suppose you turn on L.A. Law late, and you want to know what's going on. Merely push a button, and a bubble will appear explaining the plot. Push another, and it will even tell you the brand of Michael Tucker's suit. "My aim was to move the technology so far forward that there would be no debate about its worth," he says...