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...demonstrably because plenty of celebrities are extremely clever; they just tend to keep it to themselves.) Fisher is the author of four novels, several screenplays and two autobiographical one-woman shows. Now she's written a memoir, or rather adapted it from her show of the same name, Wishful Drinking (Simon & Schuster; 163 pages...
Dissection, that formaldehyde-infused rite of passage for biology students everywhere, has a new and very committed opponent. This fall, Jennifer Thornburg, 19, changed her name to CutoutDissection.com which is also a protest site maintained by PETA, where she is an intern. BONNIE ROCHMAN asked the Norfolk, Va., resident about championing her cause...
...name change made people treat you like a weirdo...
What did your family think about your name change...
...applied to one college already. One of the essays was "Talk about yourself." So I wrote, "I changed my name to raise awareness about dissection options available to students." The college puts a lot of emphasis on people who volunteer, so I'm hoping it will go over well. I'm not holding my breath...