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...that's an expertise that requires more work than you might think. Sheidlower is editor at large of the Oxford English Dictionary, and his 270-page book, The F-Word, newly updated and revised, was years in the making. "There aren't that many words that you can write an entire book about, and of those, very, very few of them are ones that you would actually want to read," says Sheidlower. "There's a huge opportunity here as a scholar for something that has been a part of our language for many centuries and something that people almost uniformly...
...First, as a professor, it is a joy to be here meeting students in various classes and looking at the interested audiences as they listen during my lectures. Next, as a writer, this is the best opportunity that I have to focus on my craft and write a book about the craft as I see it and as I practice it. Third, as a human being, what I want to achieve is to enjoy Harvard and be happy here...
After being on Letterman's show for 27 years, what inspired you to finally sit down and write a memoir? I actually had tried it once, about 10 years ago. I thought I could do it myself, but I ended up having to give the money back. I didn't finish it. Later, I ran into David Ritz, who is my co-author, at a Bon Jovi rehearsal. He had written the Ray Charles biography. So I knew who he was, and he asked if I ever wanted to do a book...
...worthy intention, but unfortunately, the move will be counterproductive. Students will now lose sleep over how to express themselves in three 200-word segments—in addition to fretting over crafting the perfect 500-word statement still required of other schools. College consultants who used to help write 500 word personal statements will not disappear either, but rather quickly shift their assistance to the short essays...
...write to set the record straight about our department, which was grossly misrepresented in The Crimson (“Ex-Grad Student Alleges Misconduct,” Sept. 29). The e-mail on which the article was based paints a picture that bears no resemblance to the welcoming and open department and dedicated professors that we see on a daily basis...