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...construct for ourselves a human identity that transcends mere nationality. To put it mildly, in a time of rising nationalism, that's an urgent project. Why shouldn't things produced by all civilizations be widely available, not just as traveling blockbusters but on a permanent basis, to impress on people everywhere the greatness of other cultures...
When I first visited Harvard, I thought the Science Center was ugly, and the buildings in the Yard all looked the same. Having just beheld sculptured gothic at Yale and Princeton, I was left wondering why Harvard’s functional architecture didn’t impress as much as its peer institutions’. But I see now that the less grandiose aesthetic of this campus is not a failure of imagination but an authentic chronicle of its long past and an integral part of the college’s unique character...
...Artest. Think “What’s Going On” meets “Still D.R.E.” One of the most admirable things about Ice Cube is that at his best, he never had to scramble or speed up his delivery in order to impress you. Instead, he slowed it down, enunciated every single word, and inserted terrifying post-rhyme silences that let you mull over the significance of his verses. This song finds him running this trick into the ground, as the audio equivalent of the gangsta stare becomes the stubborn old-man pause...
...Mitt Romney [AK, CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT] failed to impress almost anyone, with wins in Massachusetts, Utah and a few other places he could not have conceivably lost. He vowed to stay in the race, but with Huckabee continuing to pull conservatives out of his column, the businessman may soon have to reevaluate his investment...
...total of 12 of 14 events during the day. Sophomore Alexandra Clarke, last year’s Ivy League runner-up in the 1000-yard freestyle, cruised to a 10:15.47 win in the same event. The team’s underclassmen continued to impress throughout the day as Crimson freshmen swept the 200-yard freestyle. Kate Mills touched the wall in 1:50.94 for the first-place finish, while teammates Laura Murray and Christine Kaufman were close behind in second and third. Sophomore Natalia Festa then led a second Crimson sweep of the 100-yard backstroke with...