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In defense of pranking
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In defense of pranking

When my little brother rubbed poison ivy leaves on a toilet seat and got kicked out of summer camp at 8 years old, my first thought was: “What a dumb prank.” I did not think this because the prank was unfunny or cruel (on the contrary, I congratulated him on the concept). Rather, it was...

Mark Twain was greater than Shakespeare
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Mark Twain was greater than Shakespeare

He was so close. Mossey Madness was his stage, and all the other writers merely players. He strode confidently from round to round until, unjustly, he fell to Jane Austen. Looking back at the bracket — a campus-wide contest to pick the greatest writer, based loosely on NCAA basketball brackets — heads will shake. He...