Word: exceptional
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...Every House except Kirkland has its own television...
This is where a reference to The Truman Show would go--except that the movie got it wrong. It assumed that a man would have to be enslaved to live life in front of a camera. As the CBS reality series Survivor and Big Brother--adaptations of wildly successful European shows--demonstrate, people will jump at the chance. All it takes is a shot at cash and the promise of fame...
...Except when they were working against one another. If MTV's The Real World taught us anything, it's that people are most engrossing making love or war. War's easier, so conflict was built in; castaways were selected for "strong personalities" (read: potential clashes), and they periodically voted to expel members. The last one left--picked by expelled players--wins $1 million. As for love, Burnett suspects that some contestants snuck away for a little vine swingin'. But, he says, "we were more interested in relationships in how they affected the group." Uh-huh. Judging by a preview shown...
...dissing the choices of an entire generation--my generation--that wants to "have it all": fabulous careers, love lives and families. Dr. Laura is so ripe for parody that at least two characters on prime-time TV are clearly based on her. It would be easy to dismiss her except for this: she does score some direct hits, and let me tell you--the truth hurts...
...loved my four years at Stanford. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world, except, of course, a degree from Harvard, Yale or Princeton. But Stanford already got a whole wad of Stein money. Outside of organized crime, it's not traditional to charge someone for a service and then ask for more later. Gillette doesn't send me letters saying, "We know you cherish your Mach3 razor, so we thought you'd like to support our company by sending us even more money. Here's a list of your friends who have already sent checks, conveniently listed...