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...tedious and poorly written story of Wurtzel's melodramatic life, warts and all (actually, all warts). At one point she tells us that her mouth has become tired and chapped from giving too many blow jobs; we learn all about her dysfunctional family; and we hear about her Bacchanalian exploits in the Adams House of yore. The book is written as a straight narrative, interspersed with italicized, stream-of-consciousness peeks into Wurtzel's head ("Why hasn't Rafe called he's disappearing he's leaving me like everyone else he promised he wouldn't but he is I know...

Author: By Erica L. Werner, | Title: Prozac Nation: Elizabeth Wurtzel's Unofficial Guide to Whining | 9/29/1994 | See Source »

...letter about Peninsula's response to campus feminism, she "decided not to stoop to the level." But what is our level--complete English sentences? Kelly Bowdren's editorial, which appeared in The Crimson on the day of the rally ("Take You Night and..." April 21, 1994) led to the bacchanalian couplet mentioned above...

Author: By G. BRENT Mcguire, | Title: Confessions of an Iconoclast | 5/3/1994 | See Source »

Yard Fest made its contribution is a slightly more Bacchanalian way; it made Harvard feel like a real college. Rock bands, posters promising beer, and a moon bounce made students realize that Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Too Much of a Good Thing This Weekend | 5/3/1994 | See Source »

Rites. A feminist reworking of a Bacchanalian celebration set in a public toilet in London. Loeb Ex, 7:30 and 9 p.m. Free. 12 November Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: At Harvard Daily Entertainment & Events | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

Nothing like two years of unremitting public contempt to throw a wet blanket on a party. The 36th convention of the Tailhook Association, the Navy and Marine Corps carrier pilots society, took place in San Diego last weekend, and it was a somewhat more low-key gathering than the bacchanalian riot that occurred the last time the organization met, two years ago in Las Vegas. Back then, the attendees sexually assaulted dozens of women, and their behavior resulted in 40 disciplinary actions, 11 court-martial investigations, the resignation of a Navy Secretary, the near firing of the Navy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dispatches Tailhook, the Sequel | 10/18/1993 | See Source »

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