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...Sandra Boynton's creations were staples for years, especially among my high school friends. We exchanged countless cards embossed with Boynton's signature cuddly, chocoholic creatures, never caring that we duplicated our efforts at least once a year. A perennial bestseller bore a takeoff on the famous Hallmark ad line: "I care enough to send the hairy beast," accompanied by a drawing of a fat, furry, grinning monster. And my personal favorite, which I gave at least 5 times to each of my (long-suffering) parents: "I love you. Almost as much as I love chocolate." (Hey, we're Presbyterian...
This may be a slightly skewed reading of the political style of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, but it gets at something real. On the eve of Father's Day, these men are straight off a 1950s Hallmark card. These guys are guys. They're guyish. The model of their masculinity is definitely retro--stern dads in suits and ties, undemonstrative, matter-of-fact, but with alleged hearts of gold. They tend not to explain much, and they're not the best at intimate chats or hand-holding sessions. Like most dads from the 1950s, they also tend...
When I was an obnoxious adolescent, I used to deride Father's Day - and Mother's Day, too - as a Hallmark holiday, a phony anniversary designed to sell greeting cards and bottles of cheap after-shave...
This season, the team not only continued the tradition of excellence that has become a hallmark of Coach Jay Weiss' program, but also redefined that tradition to include Harvard's first Ivy League and EIWA titles. And it is for these memorable feats as well as the passionate, inspiring effort displayed all season long, that The Crimson names the 2000-2001 Harvard wrestling team as its Team of the Year...
...title of the book comes from the 1994 kickoff speech for the University’s Capital Campaign-the $2.6 billion fundraising effort that many cite as the hallmark of Rudenstine’s presidency...