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...sounds of the 1980s, responding to a challenge of ornamentation from punk rock and acoustic folk, made their mark on the Nintendo music sensibility, with mixed results. The "Woods" theme from Castlevania II sounds like a Van Halen outtake on speed, as its mathematical, shredding guitar lines lead into glorious faux-hardcore breakdowns. Yet across the genre, cheesy overharmonized lines abound, suggesting the danger of complexity for its own sake as well as the immaturity of adolescent gamers. Again, this critique is nothing new; loftier versions of these accusations have been leveled at Handel and Bach for their own contrapuntal...
...continues to be a frustration for lovers of architecture. With its eight centuries of grand mosques, emperors' tombs and ruined forts, it has an architectural heritage to rival that of great imperial cities like Istanbul and Rome. Yet anyone who has tried to find the relics of Delhi's glorious past will tell you of the horrible difficulties set in their path by the city's present squalor...
...always does in the movies when two star-crossed lovers meet) as the two women gaze at one another. Ah, love at first sight. The other woman is Luce (Lena Headey “The Brothers Grimm)), a happy-go-lucky florist with exquisitely well-defined cheekbones and glorious auburn tresses. Of course, Rachel is now a married woman torn between leaving the man who has stood by her and coming out of the closet. And to boot, it’s a closet she didn’t even know she was in. Awkwardness abounds when Rachel hesitantly asks...
...have to insult somebody to assert freedom of the press? Even if the Prophet were portrayed in a glorious light, it would still be insulting. Reprinting the cartoons is even more reprehensible. This is pushing moderate Muslims to the fringes and is like pouring alcohol on a wound. It shows there is some serious resentment out there toward Muslims...
...shame. If equality is truly to be the maxim by which Americans lead their lives, they should strive not to be one people, but, rather, one person. Eliminate inequality, and enforce equality with all the might our hefty $30 billion endowment has to offer. Usher in an age of glorious homogeneity! Life isn’t fair. That’s where Harvard should come in. James H. O’Keefe ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, lives in Grays Hall...