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...synthesis is not the same as pastiche, and that artists don’t need to act like fools or limit themselves to frivolity in order to create lower and therefore achievable expectations.Still, I’m reluctant to make any type of messianic claims about the band. I admit??bashfully—that I learned that lesson at a tender age with the Arctic Monkeys. That said, any step towards separating out the smarminess of modern music should be lauded. Bands with talent don’t need to hide behind a slouch to save face...
...live in a society, and dare I say a University, where few would admit??and none would admit proudly—to not having read any plays by Shakespeare or to not knowing the meaning of the categorical imperative, but where it is all too common and all to acceptable not to know a gene from a chromosome or the meaning of exponential growth,” he said...
...promise that I will give the “right” answer to every question or that I will be able to solve every situation that comes through my inbox. I think I have gotten far enough away from my perfectionist tendencies that got me into Harvard to admit??with humility (gasp!)—that my advice will not be perfect...
...facial expression. But that doesn’t matter when Seth Cohen talks to his horsie Captain Oats about his girl problems, or Sandy Cohen gigglingly repeats the word “yogalates.” Die-hard O.C. fans—such as myself, I am ashamed to admit??will know exactly what I’m talking about. In fact, it’s not only the homesick Southern Californians who enjoy the show; it’s become a serious phenomenon. Internet blogs debate the merits of Summer versus Anna, and Friendster profiles exist...
...undergo the Sisyphean and, often, thankless task of telling nearly 20 thousand of the country’s best high school seniors that they are not good enough to come to Harvard. I think they do about as good a job as humanly possible selecting the right people to admit??but like all human beings, the admissions officers do make the occasional mistake, each year admitting—through no fault of their own—a small but noticeable number of duds...