Word: junkets
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson. "Jeff," came a voice from Cambridge's only breakfast table daily. "Do you want to go to San Francisco on a movie junket...
...origins of the Hollywood junket are shrouded in the dim mysteries of the past, but in its most recent incarnations it has become a fusion of two distinct traditions. The first of these traditions is the expense account, by which the wealth of the nation is funneled out of the hands of the worker via the conduit of large corporations and is then frittered away by hedonistically juvenile executives. The second tradition is that of the star schmooze, in which second string critics from minor newspapers in unimportant cities have lunch with celebrities while asking questions like, "So, what...
...while the average movie junket generally carries less global import then, say, a world war, or even--surprise--a baby vomiting in Buffalo, there are several salient features of the junket experience that may redeem it for some people. For example, the booze, which is free, or the deluxe hotel room, which similarly is gratis. Or the chance to run amok in a strange city where no one knows you--and not be one penny poorer for the opportunity...
...when the call came in for the San Francisco junket, one thought in particular swayed my mind: that there was no way, no possible way, that San Francisco could be as cold as Boston...
...Harvard field hockey team opened its season Saturday with a 3-0 victory over the University of Rhode Island. The victory, coupled with a successful junket to Holland at the beginning of the month, represents a good start for the Crimson, which last year turned in a disappointing 3-8-4 campaign...