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...very profound. The moments of genuine educational value were few and far between. Sure, you learned a few things—perhaps, in your case, they were intermediate Sanskrit, the wisdom of not leaving your laptop unguarded in Lamont and the knowledge that it is possible, albeit painful, to shotgun a beer with your toes. But these jewels of enrichment were connected by miles and miles of paper clip-chain crap. “Joe Millionaire” taught you nothing of value. The vegetarian meatball tragedies taught you nothing of value. Social Analysis 10: “Principles...
...after eight years, Lewis is moving on, albeit unwillingly. The manner of Lewis’ departure was deeply unsettling. He was unceremoniously elbowed aside by Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby and, many say, University President Lawrence H. Summers. These administrators’ claims that Lewis was removed solely to provide increasing administrative efficiency ring hollow. After all, it was Lewis who had initially proposed the consolidation of the offices of the Dean of the College and the Dean of Undergraduate Education back...
...mere mortal, albeit still a rich and well-connected one, Bronfman, 48, has to confront his past in the old-fashioned way. Shortly after Vivendi announced plans to shed $7 billion in debt this year by unloading entertainment assets, including its film studios, music group, TV networks and theme parks, Bronfman last week declared his desire to buy them back...
...mind in Botswana. Her unhappiness eats away at Ray's sense of self-worth, as does her increasingly close epistolary friendship with Ray's gay, witty younger brother Rex, from whom he is estranged. This could all be the stuff of a fairly ordinary midlife crisis, albeit in an exotic setting, except for two things. One, the tender, funny eloquence with which Rush sketches Ray's distress. And two, the fact that Ray is actually a secret agent...
Paul Bremer strode into the sweltering Iraqi capital of Baghdad last week, sounding to all the world like the new sheriff in town--albeit one wearing a suit and tie. For a city racked by instability and violence, President Bush's newly appointed civilian chief promised a new, no-nonsense approach to law and order. Referring to the thousands of criminals Saddam Hussein freed before the war, the seasoned diplomat and counterterrorism expert declared, "It's time we put these people back in jail...