Word: humors
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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...
...writing his review, I would have said something more along the lines of, “as cold and empty as space.”Ultimately, I think the reason why moviegoers and critics alike have enjoyed this film is because it avoids preachiness and hones in on the humor of a typically dramatic situation. Though I have no outstanding problem with this model, I found Ellen Page’s portrayal of this character unbearable on a fundamental level.This idea of a cynical old lady in the body of a pre-pubescent looking, 16-year-old girl is simply...
...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...
...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...