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Journalists are not often idealized or romanticized these days. Rather the reverse. Journalists' poll numbers are low. They have a corrupted image of lowest-common-denominator tabloid sensationalism, of superficiality and bias. Commentators, left and right, howl dogmatisms. Some of them take fat fees from companies like Enron in exchange...
In practice, however, the effect is slightly different. The first year at Harvard is difficult for a lot of people, as previously unchallenged playwrights find themselves jockeying for position, attention and affection with 1600 other spotlight hounds. The common warning frequently given to incoming Harvard students—about adjusting...
For the coupled, Valentine’s Day is a gooey holiday: heart-shaped lollipops, cheesy greeting cards and a mutually dependent, sensitive partner who has strategically arranged rose petals on a bed draped in freshly pressed satin sheets. But for singles, the day can seem more like a burden...
It’s been four years since I crossed the stage in stiletto heels to be crowned Mr. Tiger Beauty Queen 1998. I’m still telling dirty jokes and swinging my hips. I grind at gay dance clubs and I am far too affectionate with my gay friends in public. Were my stereotypically homosexual traits a defense mechanism, I suspect they would have peeled off by now in Harvard’s gay-friendly atmosphere. But questions about my behavior and its origin seem irrelevant these past four months. When my mother had her will finalized...
“I have a lot of affection and tremendous respect for both the sociology department and the Business School, and it’s a wonderful opportunity,” he said.