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...battlefield, but the show went on.”A QUESTION OF ORIGINThe Crimson’s own inquiries into the origins of the group inadvertently sparked a debate that revealed a contested detail in the genesis of the group. The problem emerged in the form of two contradictory accounts of HRG&SP’s beginnings, both found on the group’s website.The first, from the “History” section, states that “The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players came into existence on March 7, 1956, when it was granted...

Author: By Alina Voronov, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan: 50 Years of Whimsy, Onstage and Off | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...York and Paris. His description of the difference between getting a taxi in each city is wonderfully observant and witty. Parisians, apparently, line up civilly at designated taxi lines on each block, while New Yorkers battle it out in a free-for-all. Gopnik’s vivid account of the way New Yorkers step in front of each other in the search for a cab, slyly avoiding eye contact, is spot...

Author: By Jessica X.Y. Rothenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Childhood in the Big Apple | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

...Fitzsimmons points out, though, that the relationship between socioeconomic levels and test scores is part of why the admissions office looks at students holistically, taking students’ backgrounds into account...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Playing Catch Up | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

What truly sets Spitz’s account apart from other works is the level of detail in his research. Although the book reveals little that’s new in terms of the band’s general history, fascinating anecdotes abound...

Author: By Alexander B. Cohn, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Beatles | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

Though an inattentive reader looking for a cleaner chronicle of Hillary’s stint as first lady might be frustrated, Troy’s account does allow for a comprehensive look at the rapid ups and downs of White House politics...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The White House Years of Clinton—Hillary, Not Bill | 11/29/2006 | See Source »

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