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...November 2003 al-Tamimi was arrested by U.S. forces and tossed into Abu Ghraib on the outskirts of Baghdad, where, he says, he endured forms of torture similar to those displayed in the infamous photographs from the prison--including being chained at the neck and dragged around like a dog. While these claims cannot be verified without knowing his real name, al-Tamimi showed TIME scars on his leg that appeared consistent with lashing by electrical wires. He also says the stint in prison made him more religious. By the time al-Tamimi emerged nine months later, Saddam had been...
...M.B.A. either. He doesn't even have a college degree. (He dropped out of Reed College after one semester.) Jobs has a great native sense of design and a knack for hiring geniuses, but above all, what he has is a willingness to be a pain in the neck about what matters most...
...floor reading room and head up to the fifth floor Farnsworth reading room, a “laptop free zone.” 5. Turn onto your side. Sleeping in the “head-drooping forward” position will only lead to an unpleasant crick in your neck the next morning. And don’t let that walk of shame get to you. Nothing that feels this right could possibly be wrong...
...what Ghesquire and his contemporaries have found is a new kind of modesty and romance. His play on proportions--a corset-tight jacket over frothy pajama pants or a stick-straight pantsuit with a cascade of ruffles at the neck--has its roots in the Balenciaga archives, while also reeking of street-savvy rocker chick. "What looks new to me is the baroque, but just a brush of it," Ghesquire said backstage. "I wanted to mix the severity of Balenciaga from the '60s with the lace and Spanish heritage of the house...
When we got back to the Red Roof Inn that night, Matt collapsed on his bed, pulled his hands behind his neck, and went over the night out loud. In the cab ride, he had christened the various women he’d met with a series of pet names: Baby, for Erin, who wanted a baby, Spinny, for the bassist’s cousin, Jumpy, for the girl who jumped into him. At the Red Roof Inn, he repeated them again, like the names of stars in a newly discovered constellation...