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...life. There would be no opportunities for graduate school and no chance at a decent job after college; the only ladder that I would be climbing would be the one at the local A&P--to assist the customer in getting a 24-pack of Pepsi off the top shelf...
...corner, I found myself presented with an elaborate configuration of plastic domes. My mother had unpacked them. Look, I thought, a souvenir of every place I've ever visited--every amusement park rollercoaster I've ever been on. What is it doing here? It belongs on the second shelf of my bookcase, in my bedroom...
Movies have lent the most perishable qualities, such as youth, beauty and comedy, a millennial shelf life. Until the cameras rolled, stars of the past could only be remembered, not experienced. Had she been born earlier, Marilyn might have existed as only a legendary rumor, a Helen of Troy or Tinker Bell. But thanks to Blockbuster, every generation now has immediate access to the evanescent perfection of Marilyn bumping and cooing her way through that chorine's anthem, Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Only movie stars have the chance to live possibly forever...
...project's main goal, according to Beth S. Brainard, communications and public information director for the Harvard College Library, is to ensure a longer shelf life and increased security for the library's collections...
...number was listed as court proceedings from Schulman's hometown. Dressed for a fancy dinner, Horn and Schulman got a few odd looks heading to the shelves in Langdell Library. When Horn got to the shelf, she found a different book where hers was supposed to be. Our Life, by Dara Horn and Brendan Schulman, had a hand-drawn book jacket. Horn wanted to open it immediately...