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Early on in the 2004 supernatural Russian thriller Night Watch, the protagonist, trying to prevent a witch from casting a spell on his unborn child, yells at the top of his lungs in protest. For English-speaking audiences, the subtitles do more than just translate the literal meaning: the words...
Yet the subtle material and social differences—rarely acknowledged in public—that remain are at the source of our reticence. Distinctions in wealth and taste, we are told, no longer matter; we are judged by our intellect and character alone.
The former captain of the Harvard men’s soccer team released a statement yesterday on behalf of 25 other athletic captains that denounced hazing and pledged support for “healthy and safe team-building activities.” The statement, which emerged from a student-led...
But why should I be proud? Here I am, not afflicted by these fundamental problems and what do I do with my time? I play “Goldeneye,” eat filet mignon, and Wikipedia-surf, and I don’t volunteer much or consistently advocate for...
Being Mormon made the family unusual in tony Bloomfield Hills, though Mitt doesn't remember anything that felt like ostracism at his élite prep school, Cranbrook. (Then again, he was the Governor's son.) "My faith was not a burden to me. I didn't smoke and I didn...