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That our laughter has a real, painful subtext is all the more surprising in that Nick Hornby's novel was adapted (with Peter Hedges) and directed by Chris and Paul Weitz, they of the raucous American Pie. Who knew these guys had sense and sensibility? But they do--and About a Boy is far and away the smartest, funniest and most winsome big-studio release of this so-far dismal year...
...Nick McDonnell, the precocious 18-year-old author of "Twelve" (Grove Atlantic; July), is the son of Terry McDonnell, the managing editor of Sports Illustrated. The author, who is being compared by his publisher to Brett Easton Ellis," has written the story of "the extremely privileged young on the upper east side." The extremely privileged young author is on his way to Harvard in September...
Todd isn’t the only Crimson oarsman who appears to be healthy after struggling with injuries earlier in the year. Both junior Nick Blannin and sophomore Alex Binkley have returned to racing within the last few weeks and have seen marked improvements in their fitness of late. Todd, too, feels ready to compete...
...Senior Nick Carter fielded the ball and fired to first. As the ball popped into senior Josh San Salvador’s mitt, Carter hurled his glove into the sunny afternoon sky and the players swarmed the field in ecstasy to pile high on the infield grass...
There was Mager, batting 6-for-10 and stealing two bases. There was the infield of Mager, Shakir, third baseman Nick Carter and first baseman Josh San Salvador, an all-senior unit that had the best fielding percentage in the Ivy League, erasing the few mistakes the Crimson’s starters made...