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Thompson's fearlessly subjective, expressive, propulsive journalistic style (in succeeding books like Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72) has been endlessly imitated but never equaled. That's because nobody else had Thompson's gift for describing altered states of mind with absolute lucidity. More important, no one else had his curiosity about this country and his righteous, inexhaustible rage at its numerous shortcomings, a rage that never cooled or hardened into cynicism. If he overindulged--and he did--it was in pursuit of a truth he felt he could find in no other way. "There is no honest...
...Thompson's fearlessly subjective, expressive, propulsive journalistic style (in succeeding books like Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72) has been endlessly imitated but never equaled. That's because nobody else had Thompson's gift for describing altered states of mind with absolute lucidity. More important, no one else had his curiosity about this country and his righteous, inexhaustible rage at its numerous shortcomings, a rage that never cooled or hardened into cynicism. If he overindulged?and he did?it was in pursuit of a truth he felt he could find in no other way. "There is no honest...
...Harvard students feel strongly enough to organize a boycott of a $10 gift (which I believe is a noble and worthwhile display of political activism), why are we so quick to keep paying the Corporation $40,000 per year? It seems to me that if we really wanted to make a statement, we would boycott Harvard entirely, not just the class gift. That’s right: don’t go to class, barricade administrative buildings, disrupt the operations of the University, and sure as hell don’t sign away any more of your money...
Pinkett Smith’s “gift to Harvard,” her band Wicked Wisdom’s performance to begin the second show, was a new feature this year. It came just after students tasted such delicacies as moimoi, samosas, and scallion pancakes at the food festival in the Science Center...
Jonathan Kozol wrote that in 1975, reflecting on a pervasive sense of impotence on the part of Americans regarding matters of injustice at home and abroad. As the debate over Senior Gift Plus and the Senior Gift rages on, we have seemingly reached a point where the debate is no longer about cold hard facts—but largely about the sense of impotence and disconnect described above. The “critiques” of Senior Gift Plus are sadly enough permeated with a sentiment that, often unbeknownst to those making said critiques, belies a deeper sense of hopelessness...