Word: lit
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...similar” to Megan McCafferty’s “Sloppy Firsts” and “Second Helpings,” an undergraduate wrote a letter to The Crimson, complimenting reporter David Zhou on his “infinite patience [for] reading countless crappy chick-lit passages...
...Chick-lit has gotten a bum rap in the past few years, and Viswanathan’s actions did little to improve the genre’s reputation. But McCafferty, as the Village Voice pointed out in May, should not suffer for Viswanathan’s sins; it may be easy to deride the author who inspired the bulk of Viswanathan’s plagiarism, but it’s not fair to do so without reading her work...
...declaration of World War III by the former House Speaker and West Georgia College History professor - and possible future presidential candidate - has lit up the blogosphere. ("Will Dick Cheney?s deferments finally falter in WW3?" asked Nick Gillespie on Wonkette.com.) And he wasn't backing down a bit when TIME.com caught up with him on Monday...
...Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality 1122, “The Romance: From Jane Austen to Chick Lit...
...last spring’s Kaavyagate was any indication that Chick Lit is in, then the Women, Gender, and Sexuality department has certainly taken notice. “The Romance” will compare classic Austen novels to modern revisions such as Bridget Jones’s Diary. Just don’t expect “How Opal Mehta...” to be on the syllabus...