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...morning in March, while�pulling out of the driveway, I saw a large manila envelope bound by a rubber band to the post of my mailbox, whose broken door hangs open in a permanent expression of disbelief...
...envelope rode shotgun beside me for several miles until I opened it at a red light, using a tire-pressure gauge from the glove box, at which time my jaw, like my mailbox door, fell open in astonishment...
...always remembered names. And her intellect was lively: even at the age of 100 she continued to write poems and articles. These were not ghostwritten pieces, but conceived and written by herself. She was also a great writer of letters and thank-you notes, which always appeared in your mailbox written in her own hand. When she had to send out numerous letters all at once, which had to be typewritten, she never failed to add her name and yours in her handwriting, with a bon mot at the end. She also had a sparkling sense of humor...
...pronunciation of “SOCH.” “SOCH rhymes with ‘rock,’” he said. “We discussed many possible ways to get the word out about this, including stuffing every student’s mailbox with a sock to remind them.” Friedrich also said that a great “selling point” for the competition is the potential for a student to “brand an institution.” Logo designs must be submitted by April 15. Students...
...dress like a lampshade. Lesson Two: hey there, rock star, kill your self-consciousness before it kills your charisma! Overall, Wolf’s video is badly timed, poorly conceived, and tiredly executed. Instead of Björk’s lighthearted jumping on cars, dancing with a mailbox, and flying through the air, we get Wolf reviving a dead motorcyclist, wearing a leopard print hoodie (or oversized potato sack?), and surrounding himself with uninspired dancing townspeople. Lesson Three: Don’t attempt a vintage trope unless you have something to add. The music video musical concept is well...