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Though the stubborn presence of the past is all around us, Elvis is the only cultural icon to have inspired a passionate denial of the fact of extinction. Perhaps this is because his career died without Elvis himself actually expiring, and collective memory has woven into the fabric of myth the striking spectacle of a man living beyond his life. Elvis reached the peak of his fame at the age of 23 in 1958, the year Colonel Tom Parker, his business manager, encouraged the world-famous singer to enter the Army. Parker figured that in the interim, the record companies...
Blake Jennelle ’04, a Crimson editor, is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. After convincing the Brits that his name is neither Blair nor Bloke, he hopes to dispel the myth that Jerry Springer reflects mainstream American life—although he may not be the best examp le.›
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST MYTH ABOUT STRENGTH TRAINING? That women who do it will bulk up. This simply doesn't happen without steroids and huge amounts of training. Because muscle is denser than body fat, it takes up less space. When women lose fat and gain muscle, they actually become trimmer. Most drop a dress size after a few months...
...years, so perhaps it's no shock that he has become Yoder's biggest defender. Born in Budapest, Szasz, 82, immigrated to the U.S. in 1938. He has been a psychiatry professor at the State University of New York for nearly 46 years. Szasz's most famous book, The Myth of Mental Illness, was published in 1961. As the Atlantic Monthly said, the book argued "that both our uses of the term 'mental illness' and the activities of the psychiatric profession are often scientifically untenable and morally indefensible." Szasz views mental illness as a metaphor for disturbing and disruptive behaviors...
...more common mound tombs covered in earth and renowned for their painted murals. As some of the most impressive examples of ancient Asian art, these murals are also the latest fetish in the stolen antiquities trade. Even after 1,500 years, their colorful depictions of Koguryo life and myth still prove seductive, and there have been several reported tomb lootings. Chinese authorities assert that wealthy South Koreans are behind the thefts, an allegation backed by the sighting of stolen Koguryo murals in Seoul last year...