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...says, adding that the inability to attack some topics head on is actually an advantage. Such limitations make a writer "conform to the aesthetics of literature," Mo Yan argues. "One of the biggest problems in literature is the lack of subtlety. A writer should bury his thoughts deep and convey them through the characters in his novel...
When you’re a potter you have to bear in mind that people want to send a message of peace or congratulations, or of being truly happy about something. It has been the potter’s role in history to convey that message. I’m not really interested in artistic expression in the sense of inventing something new every ten minutes—there are important points in people’s lives, and I want to commemorate them...
...Whenever the film strays into the territory of romantic comedy, it actually works. The lines are funny, the soundtrack is snappy, and the atmosphere is ideal. The actors are winning, if cookie-cutter, and know how to tell a joke. DiPietro is also a very artful showman, able to convey his characters’ emotions through unlikely angles and lush camera work. When his characters change—however absurdly—so does the film’s landscape. Unfortunately, DiPietro decided to try and teach his audience members a life lesson instead of just making them laugh...
...House list, “Leverett Open,” is as boring as its name. It is characterized not so much by conversations as by random requests and HoCo advertisements, and although the subscribers are extremely helpful, the list fails to convey a sense of community. You won’t find the overwhelming sense of House unity that exists in Houses like Mather or Currier, and interactions with your House are largely perfunctory...
...guides do the same. Are we trying to sell a Hogwarts resemblance when we should be selling the Harvard reality? I don’t believe so. I suspect that we are so oft inclined to make these Hogwarts analogies while trying to convey some graspable idea of the Harvard experience; the Harry Potter imagery is easier to relay, since many prospective students can more easily imagine them. Likewise, it is not a college admissions strategy itself that should warrent criticism or praise, but the university-specific content—or lack of it?...