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...father. Since her graduation from Brown, she has been wallowing in an abortive effort to finish her book on “how complex and profound cultural truths—our mores entire—could be derived from” the evolution of children’s fashion. The project—like its author—is silly and self-indulgent, a perfect example of the frivolity of the intellectual class. In the mean time, Marina lives on a small stipend from her parents, hobnobs with New York’s cultural elite, and pines listlessly...
...once streaking through all 13 Harvard dining halls after a dare in just a hair under an hour. Dern’s fame—on and off campus—hasn’t quite gone to his head, though he does admit, in true reality TV star fashion, that he hopes to parlay this into a record contract or gig at a comedy club. And who knows after that? Guess we’ll all have to tune...
...surprise last Thursday night at the Sheraton Commander Hotel to see the runways of the Haute fashion show bristling with so many well-groomed and winsome student-models. Because as of late, despite what you might see in section or in Lowell dining hall, fashion—at least on the runway—is finding its Harvard niche. Indeed, students are making a career modeling at Harvard shows—some already on their fourth or fifth appearance on a runway—and amateur designers are making a career designing for shows throughout the year. Karl, Marc, move...
...this time of year, it’s in fashion either to lambaste exorbitant political correctness or to bemoan the inherent exclusionism in conventional holiday greetings, depending on one’s political stripes. But in the midst of the chest-thumping and hand-wringing, it’s best to remember what, in this country, makes the Christmas season go—money...
...never begins until two hours before they are due and students cannot make it to early 11 a.m. section into a buzzing center of uber-competency. Platforms were drafted. Supporters were organized through complex algorithms. Slogans were crafted and pushed through numerous study groups. Strategy meetings in their Pentagonesque fashion prepared candidates for every contingency from Canada invading the U.S. to the obscure. Students hadn’t been this motivated since applying to college. However, the most amazing aspect of the process was the Web sites made to razzle-dazzle...