May 28, 1999

Commencement '99: a Hoax, a Hack, a Hot Party

This month, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., opened his commencement speech at Agnes Scott College with the line, "Hello. I hope you are all wearing sunscreen."

Seriously. He really did. No hoax.

Two years ago, the author purportedly said something similar to the graduating class of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: "Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97, wear sunscreen. If I could offer you only one tip

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