Word: diversionism
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But the truth is that Hollywood loves a good war, or a bad one, almost as much as Wall Street did last week. For one thing, the outbreak of war means that, 10 or 20 years down the road, someone will make an honest film denouncing it. ("All Quiet on...
Rentschler calls the films in the series “remarkably compelling social documents,” and says that such “exercises in diversion and distraction…can’t erase the past.”
Harvard students often complain of being overworked. While occasional showings of quality movies, like “Catch Me If You Can,” may not help finish our problem sets and papers, they will provide a welcome social diversion that is cheap, easily accessible and crowd pleasing. In...
But guys would have a better time than they think. A formal, with its dancing, hors d’oeuvres, and people-watching, provides the opportunity to enjoy a festive diversion, even if it is not particularly enriching. If guys gave dances a chance, they might realize how much fun...
Arianne R. Cohen ’03, a women’s studies concentrator in Leverett House, will continue using her space to elaborate on the strange, the obvious and the appalling in student life and culture. In her final semester, she is thrilled to have a diversion from the...