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...stars have lost their shine. Gabrielle V. Novacek '99 has followed U2 around the world, attending concerts all over Europe. "I still worship Bono. When I was younger, he seemed larger than life and I thought he was gorgeous when I was a kid. When the Greatest Hits came out a couple weeks ago, I lined up in front of Tower Records in the Square at midnight." In addition to Bono's looks, U2's continued popularity is largely due to their ability to change with the times--and to make a political statement. And although most political figures have...
Their second selection, Heinrich Isaak's Motet Virgo Prudentissima, seemed by contrast to start off with redemption. In a slower, more contemplative tempo, the choir boys looked ready to shine. Without being drowned out by the older choir, the sopranos and altos united in the production of haunting, luscious strains that, for a fleeting moment, transmogrified Symphony Hall into St. Peter's Basilica. But once the basses and tenors in the older choir joined in, the younger choir boys lost their nerve. This led to technical difficulty between the sopranos and basses. Ideally, their voice parts should have slid over...
Still, the 1998 Yankees are a hard story to tell, because when talented individuals actually fold themselves into a group, it's harder for their personalities to shine. To be sure, Derek Jeter, the previously Mariah Carey-dating shortstop, seems kind of slick, and Paul O'Neill has a warrior self-hatred thing, banging into walls and throwing down his helmet whenever he grounds out. And Shane Spencer, a lifetime minor leaguer who was called up at the end of the season to hit a barrage of grand slams, seemed like the Natural. But this team kept even Strawberry...
TONY GWYNN His team lost, but this great hitter and classy competitor got to shine on the main stage...
This worry leads to irrational obsessions about how to maintain the shine of the Harvard status badge when everyone else is also wearing one. For example, you can't be satisfied, the thinking goes, with just any grad school--anything below the mythical "Top Five" (or whatever standard is in fashion) might not cut it in the need-to-impress game. Similarly, getting a job is great, but unless it's with a Goldman, Sachs, a McKinsey or a Microsoft, survival in the prestige scene might prove difficult...