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...personal items, including clothing, letters and photos, from his employer, and there was the possibility that members of the royal family would be called to testify and perhaps even reveal intimate secrets. But it was not to be. Twelve days into the trial, Queen Elizabeth suddenly remembered a salient tidbit of information that dramatically, and conveniently, ended the proceedings. While prosecutors claimed Burrell had unlawfully secreted Diana's possessions away from her family, he maintained she had given him some of the belongings and he was safeguarding the rest. Last week the Queen supported his contention when - eureka! - she recalled...
...Martha, Martha, Martha! We still can't take our eyes off the slow-motion car wreck that is Martha Stewart. Today's tidbit, from the New York Times, is that Martha Stewart Omnimedia, parent company of Martha, is looking for a new CEO, one that can, as the New York Times notes, "refocus attention on the company - and away from Ms. Stewart's legal troubles." Hmmm. Still, as her millions of fans will attest, Martha isn't solely the sum of her allegations. For an excellent assessment of why our favorite domesticatrix has such a fundamental appeal, see Caitlin Flanagan...
...Canadian pairs skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier had been robbed of their rightful gold medal. Both pairs were eventually given gold, but by then the scandal had outraged the world - Oh, the shock of it! Dirty dealings in figure skating! Eventually, interest waned, until this week's exciting tidbit emerged: the Russian mob may have been behind the Olympic scandal from the start. So for resurrecting this tale of ignominy, our person of the week is Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov...
...telling the most sordid details of our private affairs to anyone who will listen, including perfect strangers. These are the people who when standing in front of you in the dining hall will raise their voices just enough to make sure that you, their anonymous audience, hear every juicy tidbit about their latest crush. Some of us are so-called “good listeners,”—people who thrive on attempting to sort others’ dirty laundry. These are the amateur psychoanalysts who know everybody’s dirt, and to whom people flock...
Another interesting tidbit that failed to come to fruition was Harvard’s past success in milestone anniversary Beanpot games. Harvard won the first Beanpot, 7-4, over Boston University in 1952. On the tournament’s silver anniversary, Harvard against bested the Terriers, this time by a 4-3 count. For the game’s golden anniversary, Harvard must content itself with hopes of a consolation...