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Dec. 17, 2008

Vol. 109, No. 6
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Charles Horn *95, shown as he appears as a puppet on the comedy show “Robot Chicken,” was a software engineer before becoming a comedy writer.

Making SAT prep bearable

Charles Horn *95 pens humorous guide

Published in the Dec. 17, 2008, issue

Most high school students dread studying for the SATs. But Charles Horn *95, an electrical engineer turned TV comedy writer and sometimes-SAT tutor, is trying to add some levity to the hours spent preparing for the questions that measure test-taking ability...Read more
Pianist Lang Lang, left, performed in October at McCarter Theatre to honor half a century of service by William Lockwood ’59, right.

The man behind the scenes

William Lockwood ’59 began booking artists at McCarter Theatre 50 years ago

Published in the Dec. 17, 2008, issue

The concert was a smash. The morning after was grim. On Nov. 1, 1978, Bruce Springsteen thrilled an audience of 7,500 in a performance in Princeton’s Jadwin Gym sponsored by McCarter Theatre Center. On Nov. 2, dismayed University officials summoned McCarter’s...Read more
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Ceremonial Violence: A Psychological Explanation of School Shootings

By Jonathan Fast ’70

(Overlook Press) The author examines more than a dozen school shootings and focuses in detail on five, four committed by teenaged boys and one by a girl, in order to present the multifaceted reasons why a child would engage in a...

Magic and the Modern Girl

By Mindy Klasky ’86

(Red Dress Ink) This chick-lit novel is the third in a series about Jane Madison, a reference librarian who is a witch. She takes a break from casting spells, but then is alarmed to find she has lost her powers. A spell to...

The American Way of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men, and a Republic in Peril

By Eugene Jarecki ’91

(Free Press) The author examines how constitutional checks and balances against overreach of executive power and military adventurism have been undermined over time. He also looks at how growing military budgets distort national...
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