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...that compose Codrescu’s “guide” are thick with allusions to forgotten female poets and obscure psychedelic rock bands. It’s hard to read them without wanting to know more, especially with little prior knowledge of Codrescu’s main focus: the 1920s cultural movement Dada.But further research only confounds points that Codrescu seemingly asserts with authority. The critical blurbs at the beginning of the book—“This book made me feel naked, and that’s one thing I know,” from...
...engineering and applied sciences at SEAS, failed to convince Murray to join his specialty, he did manage to help get Murray to join his school, where she appears poised to continue his interdisciplinary vision for SEAS.PHYSICS FOR ALLMurray says she was attracted to SEAS by its interdisciplinary nature and focus on applied science—while always keeping the question “Why am I doing this?” in mind.“We have some serious problems that Harvard can address, including global health, clean energy technologies, figuring out what is happening to the climate system...
...Ayers says. “That kind of issue should not be visited on a superficial level.”The Adams Pool Theatre creates a close environment in which to relate people’s personal stories in a deep and effective way. Using spotlights to focus on the character who is speaking at the time, “The Exonerated” is performed simply yet profoundly in this antiqutated theater that the staff decided would be perfect for the atmosphere it exudes. “We wanted to use the Adams Pool Theatre, because...
...result, Thorington says, the boundaries of identity and expertise are becoming increasingly permeable.YOU SAY STALKING, I SAY ARTFor another organization, the art-technology phenomenon has inspired a line of research about how society and identity function in a world dominated by technology. The Sociable Media Group, whose focus on technologically-mediated communication often manifests itself through installation and design, has opened “Connections,” its most current exhibition at MIT’s Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery. “Metropath(ologies),” one installation of the exhibit, reveals the way in which individuals...
...relatively simple way for Obama to neutralize those doubts would be to move forward with a policy to lower abortion rates, an effort his campaign pitched heavily to Catholic voters to illustrate his commitment to finding common ground with abortion opponents. A team of aides assigned to focus on abortion reduction plans to hold its first meetings with pro-life and pro-choice advocates over the next month. But it is already encountering some resistance from both sides and doesn't foresee acting on the issue in time to affect funding before the 2011 fiscal year...