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...episode as host of The Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien ’85 used some of his last few moments to comfort his disaffected fans. “All I ask,” he said, is to “not be cynical. I hate cynicism??it’s my least favorite quality. It doesn’t lead anywhere.” Indeed, although Conan had many reasons to be cynical that night, his ratings weren’t one of them. Conan’s farewell not only eclipsed Letterman that...
...more humanized approach. Controlled choice allows parents to submit a ranked list of preferred elementary schools but ultimately uses an algorithm that assigns students to fulfill set demographic ratios. Cambridge parent Raymond Traieth, who said he believes controlled choice has failed, said the “cold cynicism?? of the program alienates people from the values it was meant to support. Many parents asked that the school district provide more detailed information about how and why decisions are made, as well as inform families earlier to help reduce the anxious waiting period. Some voiced concerns about the effects...
...justice to the high court? Democrats would shudder at the prospect. So the case for an even number of justices might be sound in theory, but in practice, it’s tinged with partisan motivations. As Senator Specter suggested, the nine-justice system “naturally raises cynicism??—but so does any effort to undo...
...readings—and this may reek of anti-intellectualism and cynicism??an ambitious curriculum means nothing if it is not also practical. Apart from assigning less reading for courses, TF’s might send focus questions to students before section, so students who are strapped for time (a completely realistic expectation) can focus their reading on a few key issues...
...There’s a faintly cynical kind of smile behind [the paintings],” says VES Head Tutor Paul Stopforth. He remarks on their “undercurrent of sinister cynicism?? that seem to mock the narcissism of early 20th century Surrealists...