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Introspection, contemplation--of what, exactly? That may be beside the point; the common refrain here is the chance to reflect simply on this raucous, wildly overpromoted night. When Minneapolis, Minn., public relations executive David Feider thinks about this New Year's Eve, for instance, he fantasizes about absconding to a...
When Kugel does pay close attention to the text, however, the results are exciting. In what is by far the most satisfying chapter in the book, "Solomon's Riddles," Kugel elucidates the hidden meanings of several Hebrew "mashals," two-part proverbial sentences that provided the "basic building blocks of wisdom...
The thinly fictionalized references to recent bloody events--Ruby Ridge, the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, even kids playing with explosives--are transparent. (Release of the movie was delayed to separate it from the Columbine tragedy.) But Arlington Road is not a cheesy exploitation film. Nor is...
My second request may be of more interest to you. Like I said, I wrote a "My First Year" piece directed at last year's first-year class. I thought I had it all figured out: understand that in all likelihood you're not going to be the superstar at...
The conventional wisdom is that the inscriptions refer to the Harvard experience as a whole. But there is no reason this kind of contemplation should be limited to seniors. Whenever we leave the Yard, whether for the evening, for the summer or for good, it is the right time to...