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This afternoon, Harvard students will congregate in Tercentenary Theater for an orgy of hot dogs and background music. The administration and its student handmaidens will dole out a concentrated blast of merriment to distract us from merriment missing elsewhere. White plastic barriers will border out a little rectangle of joy and shouting. And at the center of this spectacle, splashed across all of Yardfest’s promotional literature and giving form to its carefree spirit, will be the tire swing...
Despite its lime-green background, “A Taste of Power: 18th Century German Porcelain for the Table” is easy to miss at first among the many other works of art currently on view at the Busch-Reisinger Museum. The exhibition, which runs through June 30, is surprisingly small, consisting of four cases housing a total of only five porcelain figurines. However, what the pieces lack in size, they make up for in beauty. Each precious inch of the figurines is carefully painted and lined with a surprising amount of detail. Their life-like, agile representations...
...some woman driving off in a car, like, wildly excited to be free,” said Jason Segel, star of the upcoming movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” in an interview with The Crimson. For Segel, the pathetic break-up that serves as the background of “Forgetting” is an example of art imitating life.“I got dumped while I was naked once, which is why the naked break-up is in the movie, and I thought that it was hilarious while it was happening but I couldn?...
...Their Satanic Majesties Request.” The cover art of BJM’s new album, “My Bloody Underground,” features a white ’73 (the year the Velvet Underground officially disbanded) on a red background. Fittingly, the album is filled with the moodiness and memorable acoustic motifs that Lou Reed and company made memorable. With titles like “Just Like Kicking Jesus” and “Auto-Matic-Faggot for the People,” the group maintains their tradition of rock-star irreverence. The first track...
...potential biases against outspoken activism. Uys mocks public figures across the ideological spectrum, forcing the audience to abandon political allegiances and approach the show from a common standpoint of startled acceptance.Uys has deftly adapted his act to suit American audiences. In addition to providing the requisite background information on South African politics, he examines American political issues such as church pedophilia and the Democratic primary. He draws startling parallels between American and South African politics, describing the operation of the ANC as “First World corruption.”Though tempered by comedy, Uys paints a bleak, totalizing...