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Most of these products have been around all along, relegated to the bottom shelves of disappearing mom-and-pop shops or sold only regionally. But the Internet has made them newly available to a wider audience, and the affluence and vibrant identity of the post--World War II generation have inspired marketers to cater to its members' unflagging fondness for their youth. "The repackaging of nostalgia is nothing new," says Syracuse University popular-culture expert Robert Thompson, "but for the boomers, it has reached new heights of industrial sophistication. They grew up at a time when there was an explosion...
...blizzard plowed into Washington one day in late January. We packed into Victor's car and went sledding. I stood at the bottom of the hill and watched. The sun sparkled on their snowsuits like tiny stars. They laughed and called out: "Watch this, Dad." "Did you see me, Daddy?" I waved and wept at these beautiful sounds, realizing how close I had come to never hearing them again...
...priority and far too much influence over policy to corporate interests. The administration has recklessly relaxed environmental restrictions, enabling companies to extract wood, oil, and minerals from our nation’s public lands at too great a cost. Although these companies will undoubtedly show great concern for their bottom line, it is unlikely that they will take much interest in the long-term future of our undeveloped land.Pinchot’s argument, at least in part, was couched in the language of economics, applying scientific principles and cost-benefit analysis to the management of America?...
...YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR...
...best. But Harvard College’s recent move to abolish early action is a step in the right direction. As Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 says, abolishing early action is “certainly a win for students in the bottom quarter and bottom half of the income distribution.” He, and many others, feel that wealthy students have an advantage in applying early. With thousands of dollars to spend on consultants, essay editors, and test preparation, wealthy students can prepare to play the admissions game sooner, faster...