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The fourth lie--no secret--is that Harvard has little interest in truth. With the triumph of cultural relativism, veritas has become more of a quaint reminder of the past--an elegant decoration on coffee cups, stationery and diplomas--than a standard to which we aspire.

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Seek Truth, But Don't Expect It | 11/3/1993 | See Source »

Limbaugh the humorist, on the other hand, is a curious new species. "The political turf of parody and satirists has almost always been left," Jeff Greenfield says. "It's one thing to attack liberals. But to be laughing at them -- that's when some people get crazy." Limbaugh calls the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Big Mouths | 11/1/1993 | See Source »

Even away from the family, A Different Person can seem like an elegant book-length footnote to Merrill's poetry: not a bad reason for the book to exist, though perhaps a letdown for consumers. (The chapters on Hans Lodeizen and on Kimon Friar and his house in Greece are...

Author: By Stephen L. Burt, | Title: The Prosaic Reveries of James Merrill | 10/28/1993 | See Source »

After each woman has spoken two or three times, the viewer realizes that there are numerous common threads in their experiences. Maya's office looks like the nightmare mess your first-year roommate left behind. Her life seems to resemble the chaos of her office. Frenetically trying to clean up...

Author: By Irit Kleiman, | Title: Poignant Tapestry of Voices | 10/14/1993 | See Source »

At the Harvard archives, one can see examples of the posters from pre-desktop publishing Harvard: clean, elegant composition, perhaps a simple logo, and all the pertinent information. A far cry from the font-crazy ravings of today that, in their witty enthusiasm, often leave off important pieces of information...

Author: By Benjamin J. Heller, | Title: Life is Short--Poster Hard | 10/2/1993 | See Source »

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