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...Harvard. There's a lot of stress here. People are striving to be perfect," one of the co-directors says. Harvard's emphasis on dress-up occasions--formals and cocktail parties abound--also puts on the pressure...
...shooting of The Beach. The film is based on the novel about an Edenic commune. "Knowing that I like to travel and am something of a loner, a friend had recommended the book," says Ressner. He assures us that even in the jungles of Asia, DiCaprio fans abound, and the king of Hollywood has not forsaken his storied Epicureanism. "Leo holds to what the Thais call sanuk, which is more than just fun; it's a philosophy of fun," says Ressner, who has sojourned to Thailand twice before. As for his own sanuk, Ressner spent one lazy day aboard...
...those with more acquired tastes, there are acres of aisles constituting a "World Market--Great Value in Any Language." Goya hanichuelas pintas abound amidst 25-pound bags of Gao Nang Thom imported Thailand jasmine white scented rice. Odd British "Wispa" and "Krunchie" chocolate treats are interspersed with ginger beer syrup and pepper sauce piquante. Star Market has even started its own line of accessories named Ser., complete with fleece neckwarmers and pillows shaped like the continental 48 states that scream, "hug America...
...view on the matter is admittedly derivative. I spent much of January leafing through the pages of the Baffler, a leftist cultural criticism journal led by the likes of Thomas Frank, whose thesis is irrefutable: In this new gilded age, in which Sport Utility Vehicles abound and frequent flier perks become sweeter every year, our culture has one driving motivation, one underlying sense of consciousness, one theme--the unbridled cult of materialism. All must bow to the almighty corporation, the omnipotent dollar...
...often self-styled visionaries and wonder why they have come. Do they think those associated with "Godless Harvard" are in special need of their help? What they don't know is that although there will always be many people here in spiritual need, religious beliefs and good works do abound at Harvard--sometimes where one least expects them...