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...like Dr. T.J. Eckleburg at one of Gatsby’s parties—glowing retinas and all. Perhaps it is even emblematic of American meritocracy that myself, Anna Wintour and Kimberly Stewart can all exist in the same tent. It’s sort of like a Horatio Alger story without the newsboy caps. THREE TIPS FOR ENJOYING FASHION WEEK:1) Even though people are pressing drinks into your hand like you are Lindsay Lohan during a particularly rough night at Hyde, try not to drink them. They are made for seasoned alcoholics and not for people that throw...
...TransferAdmit Number of Students: around 30 Cost: $30/hour session Pro Bono: None currently; on per case basis Website: transferadmit.com Benjamin B. Bolger, Bolger Strategic Number of Students: Flexible Cost: Unknown (did not respond to request for rates) Pro Bono: On per case basis Website: bolgerstrategic.com Jeannie Alger Rosenthal ’00, Let’s Get Ready Number of Students: 15-16 per counselor; 45 overall in Boston program Cost: Free Pro Bono: N/A Website: letsgetready.com
...very idea of redistributing wealth can feel un-American in the land of Horatio Alger, until you look closely at how it's spread now. Half of us earn less than $30,000 a year, 90% less than $100,000. To get an idea of how we value our values, Howard Stern earns every 24 seconds what takes a cop or a teacher about a week. Parents hoping to persuade their children to buckle down in school might try this: as an adult, the more you know the less you'll have to work. Those with a high school degree...
...carat diamond falls from the sky into her lap. With My Super Sweet 16 and Tiara Girls, The Hills completes a kind of MTV trilogy of princesshood. Yet it's hard not to like Conrad, if only because compared with her idle, spoiled friends, she's practically Horatio Alger. ("I have a full-time job!" says one guy pal. "I go out every night!") Deadpan and gorgeously shot, The Hills is an addictively watchable visit to the cool kids' table...
...persists, so pervasively. Well, those blue jeans slung low on your hips have not helped. Those glimpses of butt cleavage have led to some prejudices. With an iPod in one ear and a cell phone over the other, you don?t look the part of an eager Horatio Alger...