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...Such categorization of art—while perhaps useful and necessary for its understanding—runs the risk of destroying a work’s subtlety and mystery. The compelling works that make up the show are strong on their own, but they often seem limited by the blanket term “realism,” which fails to recognize the myriad issues at hand...
...staying with the Simpsons, Anna was busy knitting colorful squares. She handed me some needles and taught me to knit. Because I held my needles too tightly, my would-be square looked more like a parallelogram. At the end of my stay, Anna presented me with a hearty wool blanket knitted from the squares. With characteristic Shetlander modesty, she hesitated to honor my request for her to stitch her initials in the corner. "Oh, why would I do that?" she said, laughing. It was not as if I would forget where it came from. But I wanted the reminder just...
Great Big Sea’s music is an interesting mix of many styles. Generally lumped under the blanket term “celtic-rock,” the group draws heavily on their Irish/Scottish backgrounds. The traditional music of Newfoundland is rooted in Irish music. Great Big Sea is famous for is the way that they take traditional Newfoundland songs, such as “Mary Mac” and “The Night That Patty Murphy Died”, and turn them into rock tracks that have a far more universal appeal. Maybe the only band ever...
...soon as all the beginning-of-term commotion settled down in the fall, and the first encrimsoned leaves began to blanket Harvard Yard, proud throngs of first-year parents arrived to spend a weekend in Cambridge. And just as soon as the leaves return, and the grounds crews have had a chance to manicure all the lawns again, Senior Parents will return to Tercentenary Theater. For the moment, seniors are either scrambling to meet thesis deadlines or else coasting through an early retirement, while the juniors enjoy their seniority. And so this weekend, junior parents have been invited to reassure...
...called “no strike” clauses are a common feature of labor contracts these days. Harvard has no strike clauses in almost all its labor contracts, according to the University’s chief labor negotiator David Jones. The SEIU blanket contract for Massachusetts also has a provision against striking during the term of the contract...