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Doubtless, the current economic boom and the culture of manic advertising helped to bring Harry Potter to such a widespread readership. Yet in this case--although Harry's fame may be out of proportion to children's book heroes of the past--the hype was born out of a genuinely...
Frank T. Pasquarello, the CPD's spokesperson, said that although the pepper spray story "got blown out of proportion," it had no effect on morale.
One doubts, however, that the teen connections hurt at the pitch meetings. Three seasons ago, Katims' wonderful Relativity had class consciousness, star-crossed lovers and an odd, appealing ensemble--and it bombed. This year the WB gave Roswell a 22-episode commitment. Explains WB entertainment president Susanne Daniels: "What Relativity...
But clear across the Pacific Ocean, the significance of the Harvard name can be taken out of proportion. "If you went to Harvard, or graduated from there, you are automatically elevated to some sort of 'elite' realm," says Misasha C. Suzuki '99, a Japanese citizen who works for JP Morgan...
Ford's surprise declaration was part of a strategy by Michigan's president, Lee Bollinger, to recapture the moral high ground that affirmative-action supporters have lost to the likes of California's Ward Connerly. Bollinger insists that for a university, racial diversity is "as vital as teaching Shakespeare or...