Word: though
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...born in Canada. I did not grow up watching the fabled Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup year after year. I’m not old enough to remember legends like Gordie Howe or Bobby Orr. And though Wayne Gretzky might have been a hockey hero in L.A., in my small suburb of New York City he was just some guy to bitch-slap on the Sega Genesis...
...togetherness factor, more than anything else, seems to be driving these family reunions. Hootnick found that, even though she was hesitant to be defined as “the younger sister,” her closeness with her older siblings was a more weighty factor. She has greatly enjoyed living near them. Molly Krause, who is extremely close with her sister, was hesitant to let their relationship interfere with Christina’s decision, but they are both eager to spend the next two years together in Cambridge...
...Election committees today struggle to attract a politically correct pool of candidates. Minturn insists, “there are plenty of people who are eager to enjoy a great meal and good conversation.” The difficulty, though, lies in diversifying their membership. “There just are not too many takers,” says one club member, who asked not to be named, “but it’s understandable. If you were black, you wouldn’t want to stick out like a sore thumb. My instinct is that the Somerset would...
...Among their descendents in today’s fast-paced urban Boston, the old ways, though not entirely extinct, are fast fading. “Lifestyles have changed,” says Robert Minturn ’61, a member of the Somerset Club. “Young people work-they have a sandwich at their desk and then go to the gym for 40 minutes. They won’t spend an hour and a half at the Somerset in the middle of the day.” Even the older crowd is more likely to power-lunch...
...Botolph and Tavern Clubs are considered “artsy,” and the Union “is full of business lawyers.” Boston’s British heritage gives the town, for better or for worse, a distinctly clubby, if stratified atmosphere. Though many of the traditio...