In many ways, the Democratic National Convention has been very typical.
Penn State is in the midst of a new civil rights movement.
Being 21 affords a person all sorts of nice perks, such as being able to order wine and flowers and have them shipped home for your mother's birthday.
I'm jealous of Joe Paterno. There are many reasons to envy the man -- he's relative royalty around these parts -- but it's not the 372 wins, the record number of bowl appearances or the national fame that I desire.
At the foot of the University of Cape Town's upper campus is a bronze statue of Cecil Rhodes -- prominent South African politician, brilliant businessman, and notorious racist. Elbow on knee and head in hand, Rhodes gazes northward, entertaining a late 19th century European conquistador's dream of lassoing Africa into a single, submissive kingdom.
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