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...fifteen years, the Fox Club threw an annual Boxer Rebellion party, named after violent efforts by Chinese rebels in 1900 to drive Westerners out of China and to protect Chinese authority in the country. The parties, ostensibly in support of the Chinese rebels—who were quickly and humiliatingly crushed by united Japanese, American, and European forces—involved drinking heavily and, of course, wearing boxers. The point of the event was to skip over the time-consuming process of disrobing and start the night in bedroom apparel, the better to expedite a roll...
Rumor has it that the Fox Club asked a performance from their punches at their final dinner. One ended his Pussycat Dolls dance routine by pulling a two foot long black dildo from the fly of his pants. “You’ll never be a member of the Fox Club!” one geriatric alum cried. Quel loss...
...example, the narrative reads, “Whereas nearly every male at Harvard would have killed to have the opportunity to join a Final Club, J. Z. turned down invitations from the Spee, Fox, Owl, Fly and even the Porcellian during his sophomore year in exchange for a quiet life at Adams House.” Then, the sidebar reads, “Final Clubs: Instead of fraternities and sororities, Harvard has Final Clubs, the epitome of elitism and good-old-boy camaraderie that continues to distinguish the Ivy League to this...
...Brown, was filled with birthday wishes from college students. Senate candidates who posted content on their profiles averaged 2,429 supporters, while those who did not had only 429, according to Christine B. Williams, a Bentley College government professor. This pattern also held true for gubernatorial candidates. Facebook lists Fox News as its election results provider, and shows how the online and actual votes compared.In Virginia’s race, which would ultimately give the Senate to the Democrats, 57.06 percent of Facebook users supported Webb. Last week’s election yielded Webb 49.6 percent of the vote.In four...
...critics say some of this success is due not to globalization but to the local political clout these large firms wield, yielding favorable government treatment--everything from default forgiveness on bank loans to airbrushing competition regulations. Their heft makes them effective bullies. After Fox took office in 2000, promising a new era, several younger Cemex execs decided to take him at his word and struck out on their own, competing against their former employer by importing cheaper cement from Russia. Their boat got tied up in every port, and after months of harassment, they took their business to Africa. Oligopolistic...