Word: fun
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...square peg into a round hole. The Theatricals simply wouldn't be the same if it were compelled to include women in its shows. The Theatricals derives its strength from its all-male cast, enrapturing audience with its own unique brand of humor. Much of the fun of its productions depends on gender-based jokes. It would be forced to transform into an entirely different kind of group, or else lose much of its famed hilarity if forced to change its tradition. For a precautionary example, we need only look to the fate of Princeton's Triangle Club, Princeton...
...read and why. Why read The Great Gatsby? To punish oneself with the fact that while wishing life to be eternally renewable, eternally correctable, one knows--in the silent rooms of one's ridiculous mansions on the sea, brooding over the drunken parties and the Ain't We Got Fun? dancers--that...
There's nothing more fun to read than the faces of newborns. We pore over babies for signs of enchantment, enlightenment and intelligence. We project diva-size personalities and try to interpret every gurgle and gesture. We videotape incessantly, make them wear ridiculous hats and talk about their bodily functions in public...
...Berry Brazleton, my favorite baby guru, says he is concerned that signing imposes a "curriculum on parents." I would add that developing simple, homegrown signs could be a fun project for an interested parent. But beware: Can you imagine what life would be like if your baby could really speak her mind...
...been wondering whether the people who make fun of George W. Bush for carrying his down pillow on the campaign trail can be accused of engaging in class warfare. Are they really saying that Bush is what my mother would have called "spoiled rotten"? I should make it clear from the start that I am not among those who have engaged in such ridicule. My wife has a strong preference for down pillows, and as it happens, she would make an excellent President. After many years of marriage, I am also in a position to tell you she would...