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Essentially, the group continues in a well-established New England tradition of masturbatory affirmation of the region’s alleged superiority to “a nation of crazy.” While this particular Facebook group appears to exist on a somewhat joking level, the entire gist of its premise permeates this area of the country so fervently that I’m pretty sure most New Englanders do profess to live in the last “bastion of sanity...
...mate in the first place. And this is not the only bad male behavior Cosmo excuses—in another article entitled “Decoding Male Behavior,” the author writes off all sorts of rude, oblivious, and irritating things men do to their girlfriends. The gist of the piece: If you’re miserable in your relationship, it may be because you’re too stubborn to let go of your boyfriend’s harmlessly insensitive behavior...
...that Asians then continue to be marginalized. “There’s not even an idea that Asian-American history is part of our history,” says Sanby Lee. “We’ve brought this up with faculty before, and the gist of it was that they don’t see a need for [an Asian-American studies department] because there’s already East Asian studies. It’s a lack of awareness of the issue that just makes it very difficult.” The culture of silence...
...this tickles you pink, you Wes Anderson loving noirist you, then be sure to check out “Dinner,” produced by Ben M. Poppel ’09 and directed by Catherine “Calla” Videt ’08. The gist of the story is as follows: Paige (Renée L. Pastel ’09) is the seemingly dutiful and devoted wife of Lars (Arlo D. Hill ’08) who decides to throw a dinner party to celebrate the publication of his Nietzschean empowerment/philosophy text. Invited guests include...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ (FAS) future looks very red—not crimson. That’s the gist of Interim Dean of the Faculty Jeremy R. Knowles’ recent letter to professors on FAS’ financial outlook. Although FAS—the umbrella organization that funds the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences—currently has a small surplus on its $950 million budget, it is expected to have a significant deficit starting next year. In his letter, Knowles sounded an ominous alarm, writing, “[I]nstitutional interventions...