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While the purposelessness of the acquisition—and the odd sense of fiscal priorities it represents—might be misinterpreted as the source of our frustration, this lack of nuance wouldn’t do justice to our much more discriminating taste. In fact, it is the symbolic significance of the monitors and kiosks that disturbs us most...
Patience is a virtue, but not when you’re running late for the shuttle and the library guard is flipping through every single one of your books. Over the past two weeks, students looking to exit Lamont Library efficiently have encountered uncommonly long lines at odd hours of the night. Students attributed the hold-up to a new security guard’s thorough examination of their books and belongings. “Every person I talk to complains about this line,” said M. Amelia Muller ’11, noting that the new guard...
...rising, fast-food chains have been searching for ever more inventive ways to attract new customers and keep revenues rising. Such was the motivation behind McDonald's' decision in 2006 to enlist Philippe Avanzi, one of France's leading interior designers, to develop a strategy to give 6,000-odd outlets across Europe a face-lift. Avanzi and McDonald's, in turn, engaged the services of one of the world's most highly regarded furniture producers, Fritz Hansen of Denmark, to supply chairs designed by legendary Danish Modernist Arne Jacobsen. McDonald's has called its high-profile strategy to bring...
...odd pairing, not least because Roberts comes off as upbeat as a roomful of Rotarians, while Johnson, despite his vast accomplishments--including singlehandedly compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language--was haunted by the inevitability of disappointment. The poem, "The Vanity of Human Wishes," is a devastating reflection on remorseless fate. "Life protracted is protracted Woe," the poet says...
...After an awkward pause she estimated them at about 50-50. I sat, contemplative. Fifty percent was a fairly mediocre odd for Harvard, but a fairly incredible one for Las Vegas. I decided to pretend that Harvard Square was Las Vegas and Dudley House was the Bellagio...