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...obscurities. I just realized that the play is closing today, and may never be performed again (though a New York visit has been discussed). It is as if a dear friend, who had enthralled and exasperated me, who talked so fast and stayed so long, were suddenly reported absent, or missing, or lost at sea. Would I think of his faults? No, I would enumerate his virtues, in grief and gratitude...
...initial three games of the season, Pettit’s typical offensive presence was markedly absent. He had no goals in the first three contests as he struggled to find his comfort zone...
What frightens us about the ban is its place within a larger threat to our partying pastimes. It breaks the seal on a paternalism otherwise absent from The College’s approach to alcohol, in which upperclass students are trusted to drink as they like without harming each other or marring Harvard’s good name. Parties are not usually broken up unless they are too loud or extend too late into the night, and house functions hosted by University officials often encourage students to enjoy a few drinks, whether they...
...visual arts are mostly absent in all of this. The Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) Department is very strong, and each year, it attracts outstanding artists from all over the world as visiting professors, complementing the stellar core faculty. However, the demanding nature of these classes, which require about three times as many classroom hours compared with other departmental courses—not including the extensive outside studio time—discourages non-concentrators from enrolling. The offerings themselves often have a competitive and exclusive application process as well...
...melodramatic stakes. Yes, his Cathy (Julianne Moore) is drawn to her gardener (Dennis Haysbert) in the same way Jane Wyman once was to Rock Hudson. But he is now a black man, thus infinitely more threatening to suburban comity. Her husband (Dennis Quaid) is a workaholic, as emotionally absent as any Sirk hero. But he is also coming to belated terms with his long-closeted homosexuality. Haynes is opening issues here that '50s movies could only hint...