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...need any distractions. But they've got one: a rumor going around school that they are gay. The kids spreading it have plenty of their own issues to deal with, like the girl trying to live down her reputation as the school slut, and the clique-leading prom queen whose boyfriend is cheating on her. It sounds like the stuff of a TV after-school special, except for two things. They don't have after-school specials anymore. And this is part of a play, Laurie Brooks' Wrestling Season, so energetically stylized that it defuses any hint of preachiness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Setting a New Stage for Kids | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...hours spent agonizing over the dreaded open-ended essay question on something “meaningful.” Most students place what they remember of the experience in that box of bad high school memories alongside taking the SATs, making science fair projects and finding a prom dress. However, for me, deciding what to write about in my college essay was a no-brainer: the New York Yankees...

Author: By Jessica E. Schumer, | Title: The Boys of Summer | 7/16/2004 | See Source »

...quilted Charmin two-ply. This Jenna shops at Henri Bendel, drinks non-virgin Pina Coladas, organizes her files with Lisa Frank unicorn emblazoned folders, and knows the dance routine to Michael Jackson’s Thriller down to every last neck gyration. This Jenna was the prom queen and calls Tom Tom (now referred to as Lucy) her right-hand woman at Poise magazine, where she is, of course, the editor. This Jenna is also her adolescent worst nightmare—a cheating, backstabbing, lying bitch...

Author: By Lisa M. Puskarcik, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Film Review: 13 Going on 30 | 4/23/2004 | See Source »

...porn star love. By the end of the movie, the relationship remains fairly convincing, and viewers may actually find themselves rooting for the unlikely couple. The movie accomplishes this by maintaining some aspect of innocence in the relationship despite the abnormal circumstances. Matthew takes Danielle to his senior prom, where her former streetwalker style magically transforms itself into a sparkly red dress and an elegant...

Author: By Nathan Burstein and Dominique M. Elie, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: NEW IN FILM | 4/9/2004 | See Source »

With unforced charm, Faneuil, who looks barely old enough to attend a prom, recounted for lead prosecutor Karen Patton Seymour how it all started, on the morning of Dec. 27, 2001. Bacanovic, 41, was on vacation in Florida, and Faneuil had been left to man the office phones. He fielded a series of calls from family members of ImClone CEO Sam Waksal, also a Bacanovic client. They were eager to unload their shares in the biotech firm. Flustered, Faneuil called Bacanovic. When Faneuil told his boss about the Waksals, Bacanovic blurted out, "Oh, my God! Get Martha on the phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oh, My God! Get Martha On The Phone | 2/16/2004 | See Source »

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