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Cheering Section

 

Dying of Cancer, but Full of Life Lessons

By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI

Randy Pausch, who has pancreatic cancer and whose book, “The Last Lecture,” has been an inspiration to many, was invited to Pittsburgh Steelers practice.

 

 

 

 

For Duke, Extra Year of Players’ Eligibility Makes a Difference

By PETE THAMEL

Fielding five fifth-year seniors who were given an extra year of eligibility after a scandal-shortened 2006 season, Duke’s lacrosse team is the overwhelming favorite in the N.C.A.A. tournament.

 

 

 

Indiana Jones Is Battling the Long Knives of the Internet

 

 

 

Elaine Dundy, Author of ‘The Dud Avocado,’ Is Dead at 86

By WILLIAM GRIMES

Ms. Dundy was the author of “The Dud Avocado,” which was published in 1958 and whose heroine, a free-spirited American girl, was a forerunner to Isadora Wing and Carrie Bradshaw.

 

 

 

The Medium

Lexicographical Longing

By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN

The quintessential fusty book may never see paper and ink again.

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Food: The Way We Eat

Spiritual Retreat

By NATHALIE JORDI

Country calm for both the cooks and the diners.

 

 

 

Essay

 

1958: The War of the Intellectuals

By RACHEL DONADIO

Fifty years ago, American critics worried about the collapsing distinction among highbrow, middlebrow and lowbrow.

Paper Cuts Blog: Outtakes From 1958