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...nature, literature and philosophy. Before long, though, his mind returned to the Unabomber. Soon after his brother's arrest, he says, "I had a depressive realization that I don't know if I'll ever really feel carefree again, ever come upon those moods where you just feel unalloyed delight and joy." Before his discovery that Ted was the Unabomber, he adds, "ethical questions weren't that important to me. I was more interested in trying to break through and find the transcendental. But now I have all kinds of questions about other things. I thought I knew the difference...
Additionally, we would be remiss not to express our delight at the series of celebratory events that have been taking place over the past several months. Between the "Name the Alumni," "Highest Circulating Volume" and "Where at Harvard" contests, it has been hard to leave Lamont with out taking a door prize with you. Indeed, going to Lamont lately pays off almost as well as attending an insurance salesmen's convention in Vegas...
...delight to see TIME's cover bearing a portrait of fantasy fiction's latest "wiz" kid, Harry Potter [BOOKS, Sept. 20]. As an author, I have despaired of the future of both writing and reading, given the plummeting literary standards and increasing indifference to learning in our era. In so dark an hour, it is nothing short of magical that what J.R.R. Tolkien called the "Tree of Tales" could put forth a green and growing shoot like the Harry books--a branch that can serve as a broomstick to bear us "lands away" and, better still, worlds within. Congratulations...
...PREMISE: One of the sharpest satires of the English language, this masterpiece continues to delight and astound audiences years after its author's death. Poking fun at British aristocracy while keeping onlookers in stitches, Oscar Wilde's wittily constructed story of foolishness, deceit and cunning strikes an admirable balance between criticism and comedy...
...absolutely a delight to be able to work with someone as well versed as she is," said Cristin M. Hodgens '01, one of Dunn's students. "I think that she's really well suited to mentoring on every single level...