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Questions from Readers

Posted on March 31, 2008 by JD

Q: How do you like the Subaru Outback?  We’re thinking of getting one. A: Thrilled with it.  Just spent the day driving through an ice storm (unlikely in LA, but with the climate change, you never know), and it performed … Continue reading →

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Why Hotel Bedspreads are Ugly

Posted on March 31, 2008 by JD

We are at the Statler Hotel at Cornell University, reputed to be the finest accomodations in the Finger Lakes Region.  As part of the famed Ivy League hospitality management program, one would expect the rooms to be state of the … Continue reading →

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A Leisurely Sunday: Three Colleges, Seven Hours of Driving, Hundreds of Cows and a Lot of Snow

Posted on March 31, 2008 by JD

After a low-key weekend in New York which includes Spring Awakening, the Tenement Museum, several dinners with friends (who, curiously, all recommend Bates College), a hunt for a faux Goyard bag and Earth Hour with three dear cousins, it’s time … Continue reading →

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NYU Comes of Age

Posted on March 30, 2008 by JD

I have a high school friend who dropped out of three colleges, spent a year following the Grateful Dead around, then enrolled at NYU.  In those days, you did not have to apply because it was a commuter school with … Continue reading →

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Most Obnoxious Question Asked by a Parent at an Information Session

Posted on March 29, 2008 by JD

Transcribed verbatim at the NYU information session: – Parent: "I know you mentioned you had a four-year language requirement, but my son has taken every language AP and also every other AP offered by his school.  So, what if he … Continue reading →

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