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Hornstine’s actions, far from childish, allowed her to flourish in the Darwinistic struggle for status that begins in high school. And for anyone who has ever been prey in that struggle, for anyone who has ever been upstaged by a pretentious over-achiever, her dramatic fall was deliciously poetic. But as long as accomplishment substitutes for character, perfection for candor, elite Universities will continue to encourage Blair Hornstines and promote the Blair Hornstine in each student...
Unless you have spent much time exploring grocery stores in Europe (or by chance know an irreverent importer of childish chocolates in America), there is a good chance you have never come across a kinder-egg or know why they are so neat. Some 150 pages later Ugresic finally describes the candy: “chocolate eggs with a smaller, plastic egg inside, and in it the tiny parts of little plastic models which have to be put together.” Like this egg with a hidden treasure, the little toy of knowledge I had was precious, and something...
Across the Channel, where our allies are supposed to be, the satire of Bush is only a shade less vicious. The title character of The Madness of George Dubya, a comedy in its sixth month on the West End, is another childish dimwit, who wears red cowboy pajamas and mangles the names of his enemies ("Saddama bin Laden"). Creator Justin Butcher says the play grew out of his outrage at the way Britain was "sleepwalking into war at the behest of the Administration in Washington." Unfortunately, the topical jokes soon give way to a long, obsessively detailed parody...
...Hornstine case has been received at Harvard is a petition that has been circulating over House listservs. The petition is quite simple; it reads, “We hereby petition the Admissions Office of Harvard University to rescind the admission of Blair Hornstine for her petty, childish actions regarding her school’s decision to have her share her valedictorianship with two other students.” The petition has garnered hundreds of signatures...
...college student, I couldn’t help but feel somewhat insulted by Amy E. Keel’s perspective on the “snow phallus” (News, “Ruined Snow Penis Stimulates Debate,” Feb. 24). It was a bit of a childish prank, certainly, but even the young men who constructed it readily admitted that...