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...found these words leaving my mouth during yet another conversation about second-year life at Harvard. And over the past year, I’ve had more than a few of these humdrum chats, and I’ve seen enough going on with my fellow second-years that I can state confidently: The Sophomore Slump is real and, trust me, those of you feeling it are not alone. But take heart—a cure is closer than you think...
...admiration pervades many of the relationships between the women of one group with the other. The plot centers around Marlene, a now-successful career woman who at age 17 left her home and an illegitimate child with her older sister to pursue something other than the domestic humdrum she seemed destined...
...cool stuff going on in the world, and I'm sitting there in a room telling jokes." Likewise, Showtime's quirky Family Business (Fridays, 11 p.m. E.T.), about the family-run porn studio of Adam (Seymore Butts) Glasser, shows the sex-flick trade as a humdrum business, while UPN's America's Next Top Model (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.) is addictive, partly because it depicts cover-girl life as a grueling boot camp...
...that boom. Shojo typically feature 13-to-16-year-old female protagonists and are generally written and drawn by women but have little in common with the corny romance titles of yesteryear. Shojo plots focus on love and relationships, and often include adventures in magical worlds outside the humdrum realities of school and home. Mecca Moore, 13, of Los Angeles, buys manga every week and says she spends $1,000 a year on the stuff. "[Shojo] tell a story in art that makes a person have a special connection," Moore says. "You can actually feel what the character's feeling...
...Shojo manga are a big part of that boom. Mostly written and drawn by women, shojo usually put cute, strong-willed 13 to 16 year old girls at their center. The stories typically focus on relationships and romance, but often also include adventures in magical worlds outside the humdrum realities of school and home. Mecca Moore, 13, of Los Angeles, buys manga every week and claims to spend $1,000 a year on the stuff. She says she likes shojo because, "They tell a story in art that makes a person have a special connection. You can actually feel what...