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...Defense Department, in fact, has had a checkered history with cloak-and-dagger work. The Pentagon set up intelligence units in the early 1980s that were kept secret from Congress. They became rogue outfits, using tax dollars for questionable operations, to pay for expensive hotel rooms, first-class airline tickets and, in one instance, a hot-air balloon and a Rolls-Royce...
Tusk and Heller later became members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association (HRSFA), a social group united by a love of science fiction, gaming and contrarian pranks. Since her freshman year, Heller, now chair of HRSFA, has learned how little attachment the cloak...
...There’s not much to be said about the cloak,” says Tusk, who will graduate in June at age 20. “I wore it a great deal freshman year. I still wear cloaks now. But somehow it seems less rewarding...
...Though cloak dry cleaning bills remain a headache, Tusk has more important things on his mind. Like: God. This is something Heller has learned through HRSFA. One of the group’s favorite annual events is the Hunt, a fall fete where members take off their clothes, paint themselves blue and chase down a (consenting) freshman—known as the “stag”—in a parody of a Celtic hunting ritual...
...audience through frequent site changes. The costumes, inspired by the punk designs of Vivianne Westwood, are entertainment in themselves—a fascinating blend of patterns, textures, and colors perfectly coordinated with characters’ personalities. Particularly stunning are Lady Fancyfull’s hot-pink, floor-length feathery cloak and the dress Sir Brute wears to the magistrate’s home. Yes, I said dress...