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Stephen Colbert Gets 'Vanity' Award From Princeton

Stephen Colbert Gets 'Vanity' Award From Princeton
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Today marks the 261st commencement ceremony at Princeton University. Yesterday marked the day the esteemed Ivy gave an award to Stephen Colbert.  read more »

Ivy League Phony, Real Thing Author

James Arthur Hogue, who conned his<br />way into Princeton in 1997.
James Arthur Hogue, who conned his
way into Princeton in 1997.

THE RUNNER: A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE AMAZING ADVENTURES AND FANTASTICAL LIES OF THE IVY LEAGUE IMPOSTER JAMES HOGUE
By David Samuels
The New Press, 176 pages, $22.95


ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART
By David Samuels
The New Press, 370 pages, $26.95

“The fact,” writes David Samuels, “that we lie like crazy while pretending to always tell the truth is such a common narrative strategy in American literature and American lives that we frequently confuse our wishful imaginings with reality.” A truth-teller, Mr. Samuels has just published two appreciations of the Great American Lie: The Runner and Only Love Can Break Your Heart, a collection of his essayistic journalism.  read more »

Nip, Tuck, Pump, Scrape: Surgical Paths to Happiness?

Making the Body Beautiful: A Cultural History of Esthetic Surgery , by Sander L. Gilman.  read more »