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Lethem, when he read this section aloud, even sang the song lyrics themselves, caught up in their humor. When Dylan becomes a rock critic later in the novel, he notes the ignorance of his childhood self: “Of course, the 35-year-old rock critic knew what the 13-year-old scrap of prey on the sidewalk outside Intermediate School 293 never did: Wild Cherry were a bunch of white guys...
...Lethem said, is the physical manifestation of childhood imagination. “The superhero image in the book, the yearning to be able to fly…I’ve related to. [They’re] adolescent feelings, wanting to disguise yourself, transcend yourself. For me, it wasn’t that big a jump to interject superheroes in the book...
...let’s agree to take a cue from the divine Lauryn Hill, who reminisces fondly about the awkwardness of childhood in “Every Ghetto, Every City” and concludes, “You know it’s hot / don’t forget what you’ve got / looking back.” The next time some of your friends bring up that home video where your shorts are pulled up to your chest (thanks, Mom!), you can tell them, “Screw you! …I mean, yeah, that...
...which they now run. Howard laughs as she recounts the long hours she spent at the dharma center as a child, saying “[my sister and I were] frustrated with what it was doing to the family...I got really tired [of it].” But childhood frustrations often prove transient and fickle, and Howard is now doing exactly what she got tired of in elementary school. This Quincy resident is writing a thesis on a specific branch of Tibetan Buddhism for her Sanskrit and Indian Studies concentration...
Here’s a typical example: Last summer the Center for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention was preparing to consider a reduction in the level of blood lead necessary for a diagnosis of lead poisoning. The level was set at 10 micrograms per deciliter, but studies had recently indicated that lead levels of five micrograms per deciliter were still harmful to children. Before the standard could be reconsidered, however, two highly qualified scientists, whose nominations had been pending, were rejected from the committee, and another well-regarded expert was removed. They were...