Urban Legend Zeitgeist: Kurt Vonnegut says "Wear Sunscreen"

Synopsis	Author Kurt Vonnegut advises new graduates to "wear sunscreen" among other things during a MIT commencement speech.
Is it true?	No.
Why?	The 'speech' is really a column by Mary Schmich published by the Chicago Tribune on June 1, 1997 and attributed to Vonnegut in a widely circulated email.
Comments	'Sunscreen' has been made into a popular song by Baz Luhrmann.
See also	Mary Schmich's original "sunscreen" column What happened when "sunscreen" was attributed to Kurt Vonnegut More of happened when "sunscreen" was attributed to Kurt Vonnegut How 'sunscreen' became a hit song

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