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Indeed, great ethical question marks surround the matter of whether “Laura” ought to have been published at all. Nabokov’s last wish was that it be burnt should he die before its completion, a worst-case scenario that came to pass in 1977...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nabokov's 'Original of Laura' Remains Unpolished | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

"It's creating parallel worlds: one in which everything in ads and photos is gorgeous, slim, chic and what we aspire to, and our daily reality of imperfection, normality and frustration that we can't be like those other people who - literally - don't exist," she says.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France May Put Warning Labels on Airbrushed Photos | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

By focusing on the one ad, even if it is to criticize it, we give its sponsor too much airtime and give the public too little perspective. With a good follow-up story about both the imperfection of running a newspaper and the minuscule role of deniers in the larger...

Author: By Stephen M. Jacoby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LETTERS: Balancing Skepticism and Offense | 9/16/2009 | See Source »

Amateurs do the things they want to do in the ways they want to do them. They don't worry too much about breaking rules and aren't paralyzed by a fear of imperfection or even failure. Active citizenship is all about tapping into one's amateur spirit. "But hold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Avenging Amateur | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

“In America any boy may become President and I suppose it’s just one of the risks he takes.” So said Adlai Stevenson in 1952—rather ironically, given his failure, two times, to be nearly as well liked as Ike...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: Exception to the Rule | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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