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...reality is simply a slice of space, a “membrane” or “brane,” in a higher-dimensional bulk. She argues that the root “fabric” of the universe has five dimensions. This is hardly a pedestrian concept to the average reader, but Randall makes these abstractions accessible by inserting fictional passages and popular song lyrics at the head of each chapter. With this popularizing cover, Randall charts the history behind current theoretical physics, moving from Newton to Einstein to string theory to her own work...
Kelly’s penchant for absurd plot construction, which won over college-aged cult fans in “Donnie Darko,” simply serves to overcomplicate an already thinly stretched concept. At the unnecessary and melodramatic sexuality between Domino and Choco (Domino was actually bisexual), a plot twist involving Afghani liberation, and the segment on “The Jerry Springer Show,” one can’t help but think: “What the hell was the point of that? Go back to showing half-naked Keira shooting Vietnamese thugs...
...figure is too high. Dining hall staff will renegotiate their contract this spring. Right now, their wages are far lower than the wages paid to janitors. If janitors are granted $17 an hour, then why should dining hall employees demand anything less? This is the flaw inherent in the concept of a living wage. It calculates the money necessary to support a decent lifestyle independent of the nature of the actual work being done, and independent of the compensation that the labor market demands. In practice, if Harvard were to grant a living wage, it would have to make...
Don’t let the glasses fool you. Beyond Harry Potter’s unassuming exterior lies the heart of a rock star. At least that was the concept two and a half years ago, when brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge formed their wizard–inspired rock band Harry and the Potters, which has recently garnered a Harvard following. “We thought it was a great idea because people are just crazy for Harry Potter,” says Paul DeGeorge. And indeed they are. When the Harvard First-year Outdoor Program (FOP) staff members discovered...
...origins of the concept behind the Project lie right here at Harvard College. Ma wrote in an e-mail, “Through being at Harvard I realized how incomplete my education was, and that for the rest of my life, I would be encountering worlds I didn’t know how to deal with. Harvard taught me how to deal with new knowledge and how to ally myself with people who know things I don?...