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...some super-secret inside tip about what I need to do to play at the next level. Two days ago, while I was sitting at the Indians’ preseason finale against the Cincinnati Reds, I again found my mind drifting to the oft-asked topic of what separates the big leaguers from those who are destined to toil and fizzle out in the minors...
From the awkward hookup to the awkward encounter to the oft-formed “awkward turtle,” many of our lives have come to revolve around a series of awkward moments. We awkwardly hit “Reply All” when we only meant to “Reply” and we awkwardly make out with someone at a party only to realize they’re a pre-frosh The only thing more awkward than the random, uncomfortable events that unfold in our daily lives is, ironically, our overuse of the word...
...Apple, oft-billed as the counter-establishment alternative to monolithic Microsoft, isn’t guilt-free by any stretch: their code for copy-protecting music file is also kept under lock and key, and it’s the only language that the iPod understands. If you want to sell copy-restricted music that will play on an iPod, you’re out of luck unless you want to go through the iTunes Music Store...
...Shall We Sing a Duet?” features a pair of vocalists exchanging proclamations of love—but, as one of the singers reminds us, “one will never forget all the clichés and lies.” Despite the oft-caustic lyrics, these songs are a pleasant listen. For longtime Merritt listeners, they won’t do much that previous Magnetic Fields albums haven’t done already and better (or 6ths albums, or Future Bible Heroes albums, or any of Merritt’s other projects...
...Junior Parents Brunch is the year’s pièce de résistance: the entrees are straight from the oven, the pasta is cooked al dente, and not only is there pre-mixed Caesar salad, but it’s actually fresh. For one day, the oft-underwhelming House dining hall is transformed into an epicurial paradise—I have seriously considered fasting the week before in preparation...