Word: idealize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Together they skewer just about everyone and everything in sight, first by mocking the 1950s feminine ideal of the "pretty little thing," then by carrying the motif through the next three decades. The 50s woman parades before the audience in fashion-induced euphoria, troubled only by the urgent need to find a husband. But the 60s woman is not so superfluous: she's the "active pretty little thing," equipped with a "pretty little scarf" to keep out tear gas. The 70s bring the "independent pretty little thing," liberated to the point that she can say "fuck you" over and over...
...research, I began with imported beer. In an ideal world, perhaps, I would have cases of DAB or Dortmunder flown over from Germany, but assuming some financial constraints I concentrated on those brands widely available in America. The Beck's ads claim that no matter where you go in this country: "The word around town is Beck's." I was turned off, however, by the images of men in their forties trying to sport Don Johnson pajama pants and Ray-bans while hawking brew. Strike...
Meanwhile, houses will sponsor tours and parties designed to recruit the "right types" of people. Then, after Harvard's peculiar version of fraternity rush closes, freshmen will play the numbers, attempting to select the ideal house to which their lottery numbers will permit entry. Not until the day before spring break will screams of anguish and joy emanate from the Yard, as freshmen finally learn where they will spend their next three years...
...Translated, that means, among other things, that each student will do everything within his limited powers to get into his favorite house. Unfortunately, while the system does allow people to choose houses, it simultaneously limits one's choice of roommates and blockmates. Afraid of being turned away from the ideal house, freshmen are reluctant to form big blocks Maximizing housing choices virtually necessitate minimizing--or at least limiting--the size of rooming blocks...
...clear that the H/R Songwriters' Association is trying to strike a balance between encouragement, commiseration, and critique at the monthly workshops. For performers without a band to bounce ideas off of, the workshops may be ideal as testing grounds for new ideas and as places to perform--something like English Car, without a grade...