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...claims and false analogies, it fails to provide nuance in its central criticism (after calling for more nuance from Catherine MacKinnon). Crucially, it fails to even mention the staggering levels of rape and male violence against women—MacKinnon’s “exhibit A?? against pornography...

Author: By Shauna L. Shames | Title: ‘Pondering Porn’ Missed Point of MacKinnon’s Speech | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...police reaction to me. While the incident itself may not have been racially motivated, there are undercurrents of race in the discussion, and the more we dance around them, the more we inhibit our ability to have frank conversations as one student community. In ignoring these issues, we demonstrate a??perhaps sometimes well-meant—cultural insensitivity. That many students refuse to openly acknowledge potentially racial aspects to this discussion, and yet touch fleetingly on race when they poke fun at the culture of the party, highlights a subtle and unsettling tension. While none...

Author: By Weslie M.W. Turner | Title: Dancing Around Lowell Courtyard | 11/1/2007 | See Source »

...life. The critics were at work.The reason? Figuring out the Something behind a Radiohead album takes a lot of time and a lot of ink. Go back and read the contemporary Pitchfork Media reviews for “Hail to the Thief” or “Kid A??: They’re pretty bad, as far as criticism goes. They give the records glowing reviews, but in vague terms, without quite knowing why.And it’s hard to blame the writers. Scoring that big Radiohead review from your editor was mostly a pyrrhic victory. Sure...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD OF THE WEEK: Radiohead, "In Rainbows" | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...second possesses something remotely resembling the melodic quality of the band’s early hits, but refuses to develop beyond a split-second of inventive guitar work and a??debatably—unobjectionable chorus...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Jimmy Eat World | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...limited course offerings. This semester, for example, only three courses count for Historical Studies B, and only five are offered in the spring. And for students choosy enough to want a halfway decent Core class, the pickings are even slimmer: of the five “Science A?? courses offered this semester, the highest CUE rating is a 3.7; there are no courses in the spring that do any better. There are some obvious reasons why students face such a paucity of options. First, and most importantly, a course can only be included in the Core Curriculum...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: And What About Us? | 9/18/2007 | See Source »

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