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...would write a novel for teenage boys. That novel, King Dork, is far more successful than all the songs Portman has ever written put together. Already in its sixth printing, it has been showered with positive reviews. Will Ferrell's film company just bought the film rights, and, per society's new semiotics of success, coolly disaffected kids are obscurely celebrating the book's catchphrase by wearing SAM HELLERMAN IS A GENIUS T shirts...
...capped a season of celebrity lunacy. Mel Gibson had his anti-Jewish tirade during a drunk-driving arrest; actor Isaiah Washington reportedly called a fellow Grey's Anatomy cast member a "faggot" during an argument on set. News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, meanwhile, apologized last week not for bigotry per se but for cynically ripping off the race-and-gender scab of the O.J. Simpson trial by offering Simpson a book deal and TV show to describe how he "hypothetically" would have butchered his wife and her friend...
...Much Monkey Business" [Nov. 13], on the overpopulation of rhesus macaques in Delhi: The problem reflects the sad state of Indian society today. Indians see only the immediate trouble and its quick fix. In its quest for a high per capita income, the society is moving forward in much the same way it handled the monkey issue--creating problems and worse solutions. Some entrepreneur sees a business opportunity: Let's bring in bigger monkeys to solve the problem of the smaller ones. The entrepreneur's income adds to the GDP, and society learns to coexist with the bigger problem...
...country, went 2-for-8 with an extra skater, and held the Tigers without a goal in six attempts with a man advantage. Brine, who notched the game-winner at the 5:19 mark of the second period after a scoreless opening frame, leads the nation with 1.5 goals per game and 11 power-play tallies. Seniors Julie Chu and Katie Johnston and sophomore Sarah Wilson were the other goal scorers, while senior Lindsay Weaver and junior Laura Brady had two assists apiece. Kessler, for her part, made 30 saves, including 15 during a busy first period in a game...