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...daughters are in a coked-out haze, films for them such as “I Know Who Killed Me,” a movie in which said daughter experiences twin stigmata), true personal style is hard to come by. Sadly, this is not an original age, and the famous women of today are merely the puppets of more fashionable anorexics, who in turn send out correctly-dressed clones to Us Magazine parties as their life work...
Stephen King, famous for his lengthy novels, proved to be of comparatively few words at a talk about short stories last night. Asked for his advice to aspiring short fiction writers, he replied, “Write a lot and read a lot.” King came to Memorial Church last night for a panel and book signing to promote “The Best American Short Stories 2007.” King, who served as a guest editor for the book, was joined by Heidi Pitlor, the editor of the series, and Jim Shepard, Karen Russell, and Richard...
...only the keys that corresponded with the letters in Faust’s full name. Actor John Lithgow ’67 also spoke briefly and introduced a short film called “Lessons in Leadership.” The film sent the audience laughing as snippets from famous movies were paired with nine pieces of advice specific to Faust’s tenure as president. “By the way, no pressure, but we’re expecting great things from you,” the screen read toward the end of the film...
...previously untouched porcelain block for onlookers, but also threw a small cup and large bowl on a potter’s wheel. While working, he offered general words of wisdom to those watching him, but remained humble as well. “In the past, you may have had famous visiting artists,” Takeuchi said. “I’m just new and emerging and I may not do as good of a job as they did, but that will give you courage to do a better job than...
...attention from the substance of their respective sports. Female athletes are simultaneously acclaimed and derided for their good looks, as was the case with Kournikova. Her appealing physique was largely responsible for making her so popular, but it led to a backlash from people who hated that she was famous for it. Instead of anyone suggesting that the people who drooled over her in the first place were in the wrong, Kournikova was the one chastised for profiting from it. It was essentially a cop-out to blame women for the fact that men often evaluate them based on looks...