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...going to Dean Jewett was to convey my concern that the appearance of nepotism could cause great upset to the Dunster community. I felt that the appearance of nepotism had already become a divisive issue within the House, and that the presence of a brother as well as a grade-school friend of the Assistant Senior Tutor among the new candidates could become cause for comment. I had attempted to speak to the Master, Karel Liem, about tutor hiring and did not get very far. My goal in going to Dean Jewett was to ask him to speak to Karel...
...certainly there are people who have always felt themselves to be gay -- or straight -- since the first unruly grade-school crush or tickle in the groin. But for every study suggesting that homosexuality is innate, there are plenty of others that suggest human sexuality is far more versatile -- or capricious, if you like. A 1989 study by researchers affiliated with the National Academy of Sciences found 20% of American men had had sex with a man at least once. Interestingly, in other studies, men who had served in the military reported somewhat more same-sex encounters than...
Infantilism is in. The hot new grade-school fashion hitting the streets is pacifier necklaces. Rock musicians are beginning to wear them. Anytime now, Tiffany will be offering 24-karat suckers...
...first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. But is this joke election so much daffier than the real thing, with one contender playing the saxophone while another spouts platitudes about family values? Is a Vice President whom no one recognizes any more ludicrous than one who fluffs grade-school spelling...
Ghostwriter, the Workshop's newest offering, is trumpeted as its most ambitious effort since Sesame Street made its debut more than 20 years ago. A half-hour mystery-adventure series whose goal is to promote literacy among grade-school children, the show is part of a wide-ranging educational effort that includes a magazine, paperback books, teachers' guides and even Ghostwriter pens and T shirts. Who can quarrel with such a worthy aim? But who, alas, will believe this amateurish series comes from the same people who gave us Big Bird and Mathnet...