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Mathews described the admissions craze that has evolved over the past couple of decades as a “mass psychosis” affecting students and parents alike. His playful tone tries to mock the gravity of an admissions process that Mathews thinks has spun out of control, leading to a country full of pushy parents and ulcer-ridden 9th graders trying to stay ahead of the curve through resume polishing and relentless test preparation...
...world!"--but was simply prophetic. To Americans deep in an economic Depression and hearing the drumbeats of European war, the Man of Steel offered both escape and hope. Readers loved him, and, in a trice, gaudy imitations (Batman, Wonder Woman, Captain America) were clogging the racks. Superman spun off into half a dozen TV series and several generations of movies; his example inspired the Daredevils and Spider-Men of a later era. Yet Siegel and Shuster saw little of the profit DC made from their character. Not until 1975 did the company agree to pay a modest annuity...
Moore worked tirelessly throughout, finding both time and space when there was little of either to be had against the stifling Cornell defense. At last, Moore was rewarded at 8:04 of the third period, when he picked Mark McRae’s pocket clean, spun in the slot and beat LeNeveu to tie the game...
...Hachette and today publishes 222 titles, including Paris Match, Car and Driver and Elle. A foray into TV almost bankrupted Matra, but it recovered, and the publicly traded firm--now called Lagardere Group--with $14 billion in annual sales is weathering the economic downturn. Through aggressive dealmaking, he has spun his stake in Matra into a 15% share of EADS, which makes Airbus jets. His son Arnaud, 41, is leading the growth of Lagardere's media division, with about $8 billion in annual sales. Last October Arnaud agreed to acquire the book-publishing arm of ailing Vivendi Universal...
Moore worked tirelessly throughout, finding both time and space when there was little of either to be had against the stifling Cornell defense. At last, Moore was rewarded at 8:04 of the third period, when he picked Mark McRae's pocket clean, spun in the slot and beat LeNeveu to tie the game...