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...allow their children to sing renditions of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” for fear of alienating classmates by the song’s mention of “Christmas Eve.” Admittedly, I was mildly outraged—a classic case of unreasonable political correctness. The article’s anecdotes were pretty ridiculous. Included were instances where students were reprimanded for wishing friends a “Merry Christmas.” Valentine’s Day is being nixed from many school calendars as the religious overtones...
...Ghostbusters only if the studio, Columbia, would finance a remake of the 1946 drama The Razor's Edge with him as the lead. The move paid dividends later, but when The Razor's Edge was first released, Murray took a critical beating. "It's sort of a classic thing where people say, 'Well, now I'm going to do something serious,'" says Murray. "If I did it now, I'd do it differently. But I don't regret...
...that the Libyans have run things themselves, I don't think they'll want to be pushed aside." It is a question facing businessmen across Libya as the prospect of a full-force American return to the country builds. Back in Tripoli, Seif Gaddafi says the conundrum is "very classic," faced by countless developing countries. Then, as with most problems, he finds a reason to dismiss this one. "The story of Libya is different," he says. "We have a strong leadership - that is obvious." And thanks to $20 billion in foreign reserves from the country's existing oil business, Seif...
Remember the Pepsi Challenge? It was what we can call a "Classic" example of the limits of Blink-style thinking. According to Gladwell, Coca-Cola executives were so distraught over statistics showing that Pepsi beat Coke in those blind, one-sip face-offs that they came up with New Coke. New Coke beat Pepsi in taste tests, but it flopped spectacularly in the market. The geniuses at Coca-Cola had forgotten that the real world is very different from a focus group. Nobody drinks Coke blind, nor do they just take one sip. Consumers drink a whole can, and that...
...first pair of starts for the Harvard men’s hockey team, sophomore goaltender Justin Tobe let only three pucks slip past his pads. Factor in one more game, yesterday’s contest against Merrimack in the consolation round of the Dodge Holiday Classic, and Tobe’s goals-against average is now doubled...