Word: humorous
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...debate.The final few chapters are actually quite engaging, but can only partially redeem the time spent trudging through the first three-quarters of the book. Only here does Jacoby’s thesis—that American intellectual habits have changed—come across cohesively (and with refreshing humor and humility). However, this is only the last three chapters. For the most part, Jacoby’s argument lacks the very basic tenets—rationality, tolerance, and an openness to discourse—she seems to be trying to encourage in society. Many can sympathize with the gist...
...gonna take over all the creatures in it. And I say that she’s gonna have to fight the president of the goblins, Drew Goblin Faust.RR: Nice. Are there any other jabs at Harvard officials?DA: We always try to incorporate a lot of Harvard humor. We poke jabs at some of the a cappella groups and –RR: What do you have against a cappella groups?DA: Ah, you know, just friendly humor.Cliff N. Murray ’10RR: Who do you play in “Fable Attraction”?CM: I play Oldielocks...
...stunningly expensive”—as a drag on the process. Last week, Pforzheimer House suffered a similar sewage problem due to the rain that closed its dining hall for over a day and a half. At least some Winthrop residents responded to the event with stoic humor. “There hasn’t been complaining or anything,” House resident Catherine “Hoppy” M. Maffione ’08 said. It was “almost funny in its own sort of way.“ And one Winthrop...
...John D. Kapusta ’09, and Fiordiligi and Ferrando, portrayed by Cavallaro and Noah Van Niel ’08 respectively. In Saturday night’s performance, Cavallaro overcame her illness to deliver a strong performance with her emotive facial expressions. Kapusta enhances the humor written into each of his scenes by masterfully contorting his countenance—which drew repeated laughs from the nearly sold-out crowd. All the actors on stage use the natural chemistry between them to enliven the material and make Mozart’s 18th century opera relevant to the 21st century.Tying...
...degrees of the Cyclorama unoccupied by the set. Childlike flowers were juxtaposed unsettlingly with grotesque renderings of prisoners, and audience members wandered about in a stupor as they attempted to read the illegible scrawlings along the wall’s length.Every 10 minutes or so, a moment of humor lent “The Divine Reality Comedy” a flicker of fun. There was the burlesque ringmaster of Paradise, a nasty and ragged Santa Claus, and the 10-second appearance of Marx Brothers-esque “resurrection specialists.” But each highlight was quickly compromised...