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...Back in 2002, Rowan Williams was something of a prodigy. At 52, he became the youngest Archbishop of Canterbury in 200 years. "And," wrote one observer, "perhaps the cleverest," a man who had quickly established himself as one of Anglicanism's most gifted preachers and probably its pre-eminent theologian. He was a self-professed "hairy lefty," a Christian socialist arrested in a 1985 protest at a U.S. air base in England, who now criticizes the Iraq war. And he once also had a controversial stance on the theology of sexuality. In 1989 he delivered a lecture to Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Grace | 6/7/2007 | See Source »

...bikes are pitched, however, small wheels are a plus, delivering a lower center of gravity and a stabler ride. What's more, the low profile means it's easier to hop on and off or to balance at stoplights, and the light weight makes accelerating easier. Finally, even the cleverest urban thief won't be able to pinch your ride if you can just fold it up and take it inside when you reach your destination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trends: Know When to Fold 'Em | 2/8/2007 | See Source »

...orange tree sprout from a seed. He can stick a saber on a floor that strong men are unable to dislodge. Perhaps he can bring the dead back to life. You are welcome to conclude that Eisenheim possesses darker powers, that his guise as a mere illusionist is his cleverest illusion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Both a Trick And a Treat | 8/13/2006 | See Source »

...program famously has the cleverest undergrads in the college,” said Tuck, who came to Harvard in 1995 from the other Cambridge, where the Brit had spent his entire academic career...

Author: By Samuel P. Jacobs, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Report Calls for Social Studies Makeover, But Reform Stalls | 6/4/2006 | See Source »

...Term, the fee hike or funding for student groups. Most voter “education” comes in the form of posters and quick, superficial door-to-door visits (if you’re lucky). Often students make the tough choices based on who has the cleverest slogan. In races considered by and large to be farcical, endorsements from groups such as the Vote or Die Family, which add at least some level of substance to the campaigns, can only be looked upon favorably...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Death By Apathy | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

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