Word: hiltonization
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Earlier this month, the vaunted theatrical society saw publications like The New York Times report that its prestigious “Woman of the Year” award would be given to Paris Hilton, the scandalous socialite-cum-TV-star-cum-jailbird. The reaction was scathing: alumni and patrons inundated the society’s producers with angry e-mails, and some even demanded refunds on tickets...
...award traditionally goes to actresses with some theater experience or winners of Academy Awards: Katharine Hepburn, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson,” said Theatricals co-producer Joshua E. Lachter ‘09. “Paris Hilton is not normally considered an award-winning actress...
...reason for the erroneous reports was that The Harvard Lampoon—a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—had decided to give its own, first-ever award to Hilton...
When asked whether Hilton herself likely realized that the award was from the Lampoon and not the Pudding, he stammered, “Uh oh, man, I’m not sure. Let’s just say I hope that Paris doesn’t read The Harvard Crimson and start doing the math...
...fact, Hilton is slated to receive an award on Feb. 6 from The Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine...