Word: weatherize
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Imagine yourself at the dinner party from hell: terrible food, mutual contempt that’s almost palpable, the bibulous hostess who no longer cares what she says, and if that isn’t enough, inclement weather so bad any pipedream of escape vanishes into the fog. Now imagine yourself not as a participant, but rather as a passive observer, free to soak in and enjoy all that deliciously dark humor without all the accompanying awkwardness. If all this tickles you pink, you Wes Anderson loving noirist you, then be sure to check out “Dinner...
...self-proclaimed success rate is 98%, and in addition to cigarettes, he can do weight-loss, drugs, phobias, and alcohol. I’d had my last cigarette back in the Square, while sitting outside of Boylston Hall and reading some books in the nice fall weather. Two hours later, when I walked into Dr. S’s office, I greeted the receptionist in Russian and she told me to take a seat by her desk. Her name was Rita, and she was going to explain some things to me. A minute later, another Russian patient walked...
...Hegge found himself unable to explain the Crimson’s inability to break through that barrier. “We played basically about the same both days,” he said. “The course played a little tougher today, but the weather was fine so there were no big issues.” After five tournaments, only Mayer has broken par for the Crimson. He shot a three-under 67 at the season-opening McLaughlin Tournament. With the fall season now concluded, the Crimson looks forward to resuming play in the spring. “We?...
...studies”—a reference that he made possible with the recruitment of a slew of “Dream Team” professors. Even with the departures of members of that coterie, including West, Lawrence Bobo, and Gwendolyn Du Bois Shaw, Gates helped the department weather the exoduses and continued adding to the faculty ranks. Af-Am’s new chair, Higginbotham, leads a department boosted by the arrival of several new professors and an added focus on African Studies.Even in the wake of seven major surgeries since 2000, Gates is hard at work. Last...
...Russian, podsnezhnik means “going under the snow.” But its true meaning has nothing to do with weather. According to a Russian friend, it’s an aphorism for being assassinated. Podsnezhnik was exactly what happened to renowned journalist Anna Politkovskaya two weeks ago. And with four bullet shots, Russia’s long road to Western-style public discourse took another step backward...