4 August 2009

Deconstructing Ghetto Nerds

By Alex Alvarez at 9:00 AM.

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Here’s why we’re tired of reading about the rise of ghetto nerds: This isn’t new. Poor nerds have been winning at life in this country for a long, long time now.

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11 December 2007

The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao: I’m Just Not That Into It

By Cindy Casares at 12:00 PM.

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A few months ago, unanimously adored writer Junot Diaz released his first book in 11 years and his first novel ever, entitled The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, to critical acclaim and, let’s face it, ball-faced fawning across the board. The meanest publishing website in the world (Gawker) called it, “the best book [...]

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