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...know the public-interest argument: the networks use the public airwaves, multi-billion dollar assets that they don't pay a cent for, so they owe the public a certain amount of public-affairs programming, even if it costs them. It's a valid point. But the ideal solution would be not to give the networks that access for free, but rather make them pay, and let the people decide how to spend that money in their own interest...
Taken together, these constructed memories fit neatly into our invisible CV. We enter line by line the “correct” experiences of the perfect college life—being in a relationship, trying marijuana, pulling all-nighters to adhere to this Platonic ideal that we will be able to admire with the space of time...
...WHOSE IDEAL...
...Thai government cut off aid to the village in 1994, and its inhabitants now survive through tourism and farming. The crisp mountain climate is ideal for growing choice-grade oolong tea, and dozens of Chinese teahouses along the main road serve it up sweet and steaming. There are also strawberry, pear and corn plantations, not to mention a thriving industry in illicit firewater distilled from local fruit and grains...
...States, host and reformer, fielded a team that was as multihued and symbolically resonant as the Olympic rings. Yankee athletes came through wonderfully, and when they didn't, they were, by and large, good sports. The message, which is pretty close to the heart of that ever elusive Olympic ideal, was unmistakable...