March/April 2008
Summing Up
The Simple Facts about the Hollywood Issue of 02138.
Number of letters to the editor defending the work ethic of Alan Dershowitz (published): 3. ("Letters," page 14)
Number of letters to the editor defending the work ethic of Alan Dershowitz (unpublished): Approximately 13,428.
Most unsurprising fact about Boston revealed: When it comes to sex, Bostonians would rather not. (Cyber Hookup, page 20)
What else the March/April 02138 says about sex: That even at 80-something, Henry Miller still had a little glow in his eye and a little fire in his loins. And no, it wasn’t because he had an STD. (Perspective, page 22)
Most unsurprising fact about Ivy League admissions: It helps if your parents are rich, famous celebrities. (Most Likely To Exceed, page 23)
Number of times the executive editor’s new book is egregiously promoted within the pages of 02138: Two. (Page 25, page 47)
It’s called "The Greatest Game," and it’s available from Amazon.com for the low, low price of $16.50.
(Make that three.)
Most bizarre quote by Tommy Lee Jones about a boy who acted with him in In the Valley of Elah, Jones’ 2007 film about Iraq: "I don’t know what that kid’s name was. He was a good kid. We became friends. But not to the extent that I learned his name." (Lone Star, page 60)
Most obscure literary reference by a Hollywood star/Harvard grad: San Manuel Bueno, Martir, by the Spanish philosopher-novelist Miguel de Unamuno. (Lone Star, page 60)
Number of Harvardians named in Crimson Tide (page 70), 02138’s list of alums in Hollywood: 69.
Number of Harvardians who felt they should have been named to that list, judging by letters and e-mails to 02138: Approximately 13,428.
Most “WTF?” reference to the deceased author of the influential 1943 paper, “A Theory of Human Motivation,” which articulated a five-level pyramid of human psychological needs: Maslow! (Al Franken, on meeting two psychology professors at a fundraiser for his Minnesota Senate campaign.)
Most optimistic prediction about a star of an Internet-based TV show that went on to become possibly the biggest flop in the history of NBC: Bitsie Tulloch, star of quarterlife, “has ‘next It-Girl’ written all over her.” (Bitsie's Pieces, page 92)
Best reason to make the 02138 Hollywood issue an annual event: You liked it! You really liked it!
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