Word: absurdism
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Seven trombone players, seven interpretive dancers, four cubes (each with sides of exactly seven feet, of course), and a Harvard graduate all stand in a room together. Salvador Dali couldn’t have thought of a situation more sublimely absurd. But those very ingredients formed the basis of “7x7x7x7x7,” a modern dance piece choreographed by Ryuji Yamaguchi ’03 and performed in New York City early last month. Since graduation, Yamaguchi has been globetrotting from New York to Japan, attempting to make a name for himself in the competitive world...
...Editorial page the next day. The back page, he explained in an editorial, was a parody designed to critique the Fulla doll’s proud endorsement of Muslim values. “The Salient’s back page is a parody premised on the seemingly absurd yet real attempt to turn licentious, Western Barbie into an equivalent befitting the Arab world, where a number of states are dominated by radical Islamic values,” he wrote...
...need to know how to “read and write” to understand that fundamental nature of man. R’s most recent opus, the 12-chapter “Trapped In the Closet” series, challenged fans more than ever with its absurd soap opera plotline. Many people dismissed the experiment, which beneath the surface is a profound meditation on sexuality and fidelity in the 21st century. But I kept listening, and Kelz broadened my horizons once again. He opened up my closet door, moved aside the skeletons and Air Force Ones, and made...
What do you think of people who say women aren't funny? I couldn't care less. It's such an absurd generalization. It's like saying black people hate lemonade. Any woman comic who's hurt by that or offended by it, chances are she's not funny...
...that despite momentarily flashes of brilliance, the Wu will never return. The compilation comes off as a soulless, unfocused mixtape, scraping the bottom of the underground rap barrel.Why does this release deserve the Wu-Tang logo? It isn’t the flat, lifeless tracks. Could it be the absurd (not Ghostface-nonsensical, just incoherent) lyrics, or the half-hearted Nation of Islam references? Other genuine Wu members GZA and U-God show up, but their contributions are forgettable. In fact, the only real Wu-Tang reference point is 1997’s “Forever...