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“Millennials give comics the kind of adulation past generations reserved for musicians. We respect Lady Gaga. But we'll travel hundreds of miles to touch the hem of Jon Stewart's robe.”

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At Harvard, people like to impart the idea that you are a mover and shaker.

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