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Divinity School students wore gold halos affixed to their mortarboards, Law School students brandished inflated plastic sharks and Business School students waved dollar bills. Graduates from the School of Education carried children’s books, while Medical School students swung surgical masks in the air and Kennedy School of Government degree recipients tossed around inflated plastic globes...
...When Vaclav Havel became Czechoslovakia's President in late 1989, one of his stated priorities was to overhaul the drab, Communist-era livery of the Castle Guard, the ceremonial troops at Prague Castle. "The green uniforms and plastic ties on a rubber band didn't give the country a good image," says Ladislav Spacek, Havel's former spokesman. Today, the soldiers wear fetching grey-and-blue uniforms, complete with tassels and shoulder braids in the colors of the Czech flag, and their changing-of-the-guard ceremonies attract scores of tourists. But last week the unit was once again...
Rock is used to front men like Bono (who wants to throw his arms around the world) and Mick Jagger (who wants to throw his legs around the world). But Radiohead's lead singer, Thom Yorke, would just like the world to behave. His best songs--Fake Plastic Trees, Let Down, Pyramid Song--are written from the perspective of a perfectly rational person who thinks the rest of the world has gone nuts. As rock mantras go, this has all the sex appeal of "Get off my lawn!" But millions have been moved to heights of ecstasy by Radiohead...
...term jelly shoes may conjure up cringe-worthy flashbacks of 1980s neon clothes and She's So Unusual--era Cyndi Lauper videos, but the flexible plastic footwear has come back into fashion in a big way. Designer Michael Kors has jelly shoes in his summer collection, Burberry is offering classy updated jelly thong sandals with the company's trademark plaid encased in the transparent soles, and trendy teens around the U.S. are digging out vintage versions of the original squishy sandals. One of the most popular retro styles is the Melissa Love System jellied tennis shoe (left). Introduced...
...family should ever have to learn the autopsy results of somebody they love on national TV." KIM PETERSEN, spokeswoman for Laci Peterson's family, after it was reported that the victim's unborn son had a cut across his shoulders and plastic tape around his neck...