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...Danny Reyes, played by Daniel Torres, but anyone even vaguely familiar with the actual events will recognize the plotline. Like Cunanan, Reyes is a gay Filipino-American who attended a ritzy, exclusive school and who knew how to charm his way into the right circles. Reyes is driven by his father to excel and for a while he does get a taste of a life that lies beyond his family's means. But after his La Jolla sugar daddy catches him with a younger man, Reyes' life spirals into a downward haze of methamphetamine and menial jobs. Reyes then snaps...
...admitting exceptional and interesting people, so it is unclear why four years here should transform us into anxious lemmings. No, it is not just the money. Certainly some of these jobs are very lucrative, and so people are making economically rational decisions. But many others seem to be driven by a fear of failure and of being left behind. Conan O’Brien ’85, in his now-legendary Class Day speech for the Class of 2000, summed us up perfectly when he said that, “as graduates of Harvard, your biggest liability is your...
...with differing degrees of clarity. The exhibit seems to derive more meaning from its historical and literary value from its artistic one.The Persian, Indian, and Turkish interpretations of “Layla and Majnun” all agree on the general outline of the story: “driven mad” with love by the sight of a woman named Layla, the poet Qays expresses his longing in verse. Later known as Majnun—or “driven mad”—Qays is forbidden to wed Layla. Although technically married to another, Layla remains...
...Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days” is not what it initially seems: what begins as a somewhat silly candy-covered synth-pop wash evolves subtly into a furious electronic symphony, and then transforms yet again into a guitar-driven tempest. Here is “Lover”’s finest moment. The album does, however, have its shortcomings. After about ninety seconds of bizarre vocal interjections and erratic drumming, “The Courtesan Has Sung” decides to go somewhere; unfortunately, that somewhere is a Specter-esque thoroughfare, complete with...
...Great Arctic Grab As a university student of ecology and evolutionary biology, I would prefer that the Arctic remain largely untouched and unspoiled [Oct. 1]. But since profit-driven exploitation of the increasingly accessible area is inevitable, substantial fees should be imposed on corporations and nations that profit from what ought to be considered world heritage. Monies collected could aid biodiversity conservation and ameliorate poverty. But it's more likely that we will see the traditional unholy alliance of nationalism, greed and business as usual. Fred Drumlevitch Tucson, Arizona...