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...other forms of Latin music, however, most of the best reggaeton is being produced in this country (especially if you include American Commonwealth territory Puerto Rico). This American connection is one of the reasons that hip-hop has had such a big influence on the genre already, and why English words and slang phrases regularly creep into reggaeton verses. While Luny Tunes-produced “Gasolina” might be the genre’s “Rapper’s Delight,” crossovers can happen in many directions, especially for a genre like reggaeton...
...series and Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy owe a large part of their success to fact that they’ve managed to attract adult readerships. And adults still seek to justify the books they enjoyed as children. The Harvard English Department often offers tutorials on children’s literature, and this year one senior wrote her thesis on Alcott. Why is there such a deep concern about what children read? Children’s literature seems to have some mythic power of shaping the minds of tomorrow. To some...
...MONEY Chen, who received masters and doctorate degrees from SUNY Buffalo, first arrived at the superette in October 1987. The store was originally going to be a way for Chen’s brother-in-law, fresh from abroad, to earn a living despite having little knowledge of the English language. “I was an engineer when my wife’s younger brother came to the U.S.,” Chen said. “We tried to find something to keep him busy and earning income. When finding a partner didn’t work...
Justin A. Rice ’99 and Christian T. Rudder ’97 of indie rock band Bishop Allen may one day thank Middle-English literature for making them rock stars. Bishop Allen, so-named for the street in Central Square where Rice and Rudder first lived and recorded together, would never have been were it not for the pesky concentration requirement that led to their first encounter.“We were in English 10a together,” says Rudder of his first conversation with Rice. “He was in my section...
...Cheuk said. Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations Eileen C. Chow advised students on how to be polite when interacting with business professionals. “Please and thank you work very differently in China,” she said. “In cases in English when you would say thank you, you would instead be saying ‘you shouldn’t have,’ or ‘sorry.’” Assistant Professor of Business Administration Regina M. Abrami said that being a foreign woman in China...