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There's a proud White House tradition of cashing in - er, signing lucrative book deals - on the way out the door. That includes not only Presidents but also first ladies, secretaries of state, speechwriters and so on, all the way down to the White House chefs. But the common wisdom in Manhattan publishing circles was that George W. Bush would have to cool his heels for a while before he penned his memoir. The thinking: Bush's low approval ratings might render any presidential tell-all a toxic asset for his publisher...
...campus has been spotty over the years, Jason J. Wong ’10 has acted as the impetus behind its revival. Wong, who emphasizes the importance of diversity in productions--both ethnically and in terms of theater background--recreated the Players in part because of his experiences with Common Casting. The AAA Players poses itself as an alternative to this traditional option, which Wong believes could be more welcoming to minority students.“We have three major goals,” Wong says. “One, expand the boundaries of the theatrical arts...
...that there could be another piece of fiction from 2008 that is more ambitious, more expansive, more powerful than Bolaño’s book—that there is any other book more deserving. Rather, the problems that I see all stem from that simple piece of common knowledge: Bolaño is dead. When the award was presented to the translator, Natasha Wimmer, the author himself was a thoughtless corpse decomposing in his lime-strewn grave.Awards should be given to the best book. I don’t dispute that. And in the case of the National...
...informal settings, it is easy for them to be overlooked by artistic and academic institutions, shadowed by the cohesion and organization of symphony orchestras and classical ensembles. However, in the spring of 2007, two Harvard students, in an attempt to bring to light the significance of these less-common musical genres, founded the Harvard College American Music Association (HCAMA), providing a vehicle for musicians from a variety of non-classical backgrounds to explore their unique styles and perform together. HCAMA has now also given musicians the opportunity to perform in the Queen’s Head...
...Hispanic community, Dean criticized Republicans for their stance on Latinos. “In the halls of Congress, the Republicans are pushing the fence against people whose names end with e, z, or another vowel,” he said. After the forum, Dean headed to the Kirkland Junior Common Room for the College Democrats event. Following an introduction by Events Coordinator Jason Q. Berkenfeld ’11, Dean spoke briefly before settling down for an informal, off-the-record discussion with the roughly 100 students in attendance. Students asked questions dealing with everything from the debate over...