Here at Kitsch/Posh we occasionally let our readers peer into the world of Harvard and give them an exposé of the environment. From the online social life of Harvard students, truthers in the school, Harvard’s love for Obama, to some Holocaust stuff in the school newspaper; the more you know, the better. We also like to post about possible copyright infringements that have nothing to do with Harvard and put up ASCIIs of famous economists (and former professors) that they then link on their blogs.
As serious blogger-journalists with clearly nothing better to do with our time, we did not want to jump to conclusions when rumors surfaced that Conan was running into trouble with The Tonight Show and that NBC Universal President and CEO Jeffrey Zucker was considering another late-night shift. After all, both are men of integrity (maybe one more than the other) working in a high-stakes business. They can’t let collegiate animosities interfere, right?
Not.
Given how the situation has unfolded in the last week, we believe the latest fight over The Tonight Show can now be explained using a Harvard paradigm. Here is how it goes:
Conan and Zucker both went to Harvard at roughly the same time and lived in Mather House, an undergraduate dormitory for upperclassmen that was “designed by the same firm that built Hitler’s bunker.” Mather is also known for its plans to take over the student body. On top of that, Conan, president of the The Harvard Lampoon, and Zucker, president of The Harvard Crimson, are destined to be mortal enemies in an eternal struggle for world domination. Or something like that. If NBC wants drama at 10, why not develop a show based on a Conan-Zucker rivalry in college? (only if Coco and the Chin fails, of course). It could even be dramedy.
We believe The Harvard Lampoon may be scheming something in Conan’s name. Stay tuned.
PS: Let the record show that your editors reside in Mather, are part of the vast Mather conspiracy, and may or may not be members of The Harvard Lampoon and/or The Harvard Crimson.
PPS: Edit: Addendum: Vanity Fair knows what’s going on.