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Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 3, 2000 | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

By the time the last week arrives, we're beginning to see the home-stretch and wondering whether we'll have enough time after all. Obsession has really set in, and we're sure that if we just had another week, we might be able to make it really interesting...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Masochism Rewarded | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

Sure, these are noble goals--but let's get real. One of the biggest reasons for our obsession can be traced directly back to the moment we began the mother of all application processes--the fact that you're reading this at all is testimony that you successfully maneuvered that...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Applications are in Season | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

Still, Fielding undercuts criticism by employing a bit of self-parody. Recognizing the potential silliness of Bridget's obsession with Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy on TV's "Pride and Prejudice"), the author exaggerates it by giving Bridget an over-the-top interview opportunity with the man himself (part of the...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Keeping up with the Jones | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

How could the housing office have placed these two anglophiles in the same room? How could the wise people in this bureau not have seen the potential plotting that would ensue? The answer is, of course, that the English obsession had nothing to do with their rooming assignments. Ricky (as...

Author: By A. Cooley, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: When Victoria Was Queen | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

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