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Postmodernism comes to kid lit! But to children it will seem more like good subversive fun. The conceit is that the book's illustrator, Ned--who is often depicted hard at work--can't paint fast enough to stay ahead of the reader. So a cartoon stand-in for Lendler keeps turning up to urge the reader to slow down for Ned's sake and to please, please not turn the page yet. Now, what youngster can resist defying such a request? The narrative, a standard knight-rescuing-an-imprisoned-princess tale, unravels ridiculously as the overwhelmed Ned is forced...
What does “UC” stand for?: Undergraduate Community
...When you’re talking about Harvard, I think the response would be very, very strong because it goes past southern pride,” Adjah says. “It ties to a history of hegemony and racism that people today will not stand for.”a swastika from her Cabot House suite, which was in view of McCormick’s. She said her swastika was intended as a protest against the Confederate flag—though she took it down amid an uproar from the Jewish campus group Hillel, according to The Crimson...
...We’ll raise a lot more than that next year for the UC, but if I were to spend it on myself, I’d fund my upcoming Antarctic expedition. Ask me about it sometime. What does “UC” stand for?: The UC will stand for enthusiasm, efficiency, and “Ultra Coolness?...
FOOD FOR LESS Forget vip phone lines, advance reservations and jaw-dropping dinner bills. Some upscale restaurateurs have set up shop in more humble locations such as, uh, the sidewalk. Danny Meyer (of Blue Smoke, the Modern and Tabla fame) last year unveiled a ?roadside? food stand in New York City's Madison Square Park. The Shake Shack serves up affordable fare like cheeseburgers, crinkle-cut fries, hot dogs, frozen custard, beer and even breakfast?you can eat your warm heirloom apple fritter and Shack-a-ccino (total: $5.31) on a folding plastic chair under the shade...