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Bennington College in the 1980s was a hothouse of sex, drugs, and future literary stars—among them, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jonathan Lethem. Return to a campus and an era like no other.
Jun 5, 2019 · Bennington College in the 1980s (Esquire article) Fall, 1982. A new freshman class arrives at arty, louche, and expensive Bennington College. Among the druggies, rebels, heirs, and posers: future Gen X literary stars Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jonathan Lethem.
It’s a behind-the-wizard’s-curtain retelling of the time when Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis and Jonathan Lethem were all members of Bennington College’s Class of ’86: the secret history of The...
Sep 28, 2021 · In the new podcast 'Once Upon a Time...at Bennington College,' Lili Anolik digs deep into the dark, decadent mythology surrounding the literary trio's formative years on campus.
May 29, 2019 · An oral history of Bennington College in the 1980s. “Nobody I know would have been there if they had required SAT scores. That was part of the reason I went to Bennington... Everybody there was like the oddly gifted person who made bad grades and hung out in the parking lot.”
Student life. [edit] In 2024, Bennington College had a total undergraduate enrollment of 785, with a gender distribution of 34 percent male students and 66 percent female students. 94 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 6 percent of students live off campus. [ 3 ]
Oct 22, 2021 · In the mid-1980s, life at America’s most expensive undergraduate institution simply ruled. This was my key takeaway from Once Upon a Time … at Bennington College, Lili Anolik’s new podcast...
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