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...brothers are huge fans of West, the Princeton academic. And after three weeks on the set, West is a huge fan of the brothers. And of Keanu Reeves (they talked Derrida). And of Laurence Fishburne (they talked Shakespeare). There are also appearances by Nona Gaye, the boxer Roy Jones Jr. and the then future Mrs. Laurence Fishburne, Gina Torres...
...hetero-homo make-out ratio higher. Even if you’re not gay, work all available connections to get on an Advocate party list. Once inside the building, exude a general sense of contempt, find a lit-dizzy girl in the darkness, and say “Derrida and the whole deconstructionist project has really disappointed me.” Remember to bring your proverbial facemask, though, ‘cause you’re in for some tonsil-hockey...
...built space/public space (Moral Reasoning). In Foreign Cultures, there is currently a course called Tokyo—enough said. Literature and Arts A is intended to get students to focus on texts and textual analysis; in architecture, buildings are often treated like texts and analyzed as such (Jacques Derrida is an oft-cited thinker). Literature and Arts B focuses on non-literary expression and currently includes Alex Krieger’s Designing the American City course. Literature and Arts C examines how “culture is produced, interpreted, and disseminated”—issues of substantial importance...
Leaving the room to go onstage for a brief, post-screening Q&A with the audience, Derrida ran a hand through his hair to straighten it. He talked about how I had made him conscious of his hair. Deconstructionists can't let anything go. At the discussion, someone asked Derrida what kind of music he likes, and he revealed his love for free jazz and told a really long story about how Ornette Coleman once got him to read onstage during a show. "His fans were so unhappy they started booing. It was a very unhappy event...
...everyone, even the smartest people in the world, cannot help talking about themselves. The media may be vultures who shove tape recorders at families of murder victims, but the families almost always want to talk. Derrida didn't want to make a movie or talk to TIME or tell people that he likes jazz or that he read at a concert, but he couldn't help it. Despite the fact that he can say whatever he wants in his chosen medium--really hard-to-read books that will be read forever--he still can't stop himself at any given...