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...aging generation burdened by lost love, crushed ideals, and the specter of violence.From the beginning, it’s clear that narrative is both inescapable and necessary, that language, in the words of one character, offers “a vicarious way of preserving our identity for an uncertain length of time.” “None of that exists anymore,” another says of his past: “the words are more real than the actuality.” Bolaño literalizes his metaphors throughout: masturbatory writing means masturbating with one hand while...
...proper length for an obituary for Kurt Vonnegut is three words: "So it goes." This one will do what Vonnegut never did, which is go on too long...
Miles a Slovenian man swam in 66 days to become the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon River...
Fahey made up for her mistake by taking the ball the length of the pool and passed three Harvard defenders before scoring again—this time for the Bears...
...time to rest and relax, but it also means time to spend with family and friends. Unfortunately, as Harvard’s mental health professionals have agreed, the current calendar renders our academic breaks brief and harried with the stress of looming finals and papers and an unreasonably short length (two or more weeks shorter than most schools). Furthermore, our strangely short winter break and awkwardly situated intersession typically mean that it is too difficult, brief, and expensive for many students from distant states and, ever increasingly distant countries, to fly home. Even those who return do not have enough...