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...characterized history as a universal academic category, “to the extent that we can claim anything to be a universal category,” and doubted that “culture and belief” could be rendered intelligible without “the historical traditions that inform them...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: Don’t Know Much About History | 4/15/2007 | See Source »

...does farming inform your work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A with Andy Goldsworthy | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

...novel has a unique literary character. Its first purpose, like that of all fiction, is to entertain. Yet by having as its subject the spy, the man who goes where others do not, it implicitly assumes a secondary responsibility: to inform. A good spy novel allows the reader to see the world from the perspective of the spy, to peek from the dark shadows and assess it in recognition of its full complexity. Though the advertising for “Body of Lies,” the newest novel from Washington Post columnist David R. Ignatius...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Spy Novel That Doesn’t Thrill | 4/13/2007 | See Source »

...Such privacy and reticence can kill,” she said, noting that many people are afraid of the repercussions of making their mental health issues public. Jamison, the author of the widely acclaimed memoir “An Unquiet Mind,” uses her unique perspective to inform her role as both a physician and teacher in the mental health field. In her talk, Jamison discussed the process of going public despite the stigma associated with mental illness. “If I couldn’t go public about it, who could...Who should...

Author: By Shoshana S. Tell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bipolar Scientist Shares Story | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

Harvard has many things to offer these students, but one of the most important resources that each student will have is one another. Diversity isn’t something that should be used just to paint a pretty picture. It should be used to educate people and inform them about the experiences of others...

Author: By Lumumba Seegars | Title: The Spoken Word | 4/12/2007 | See Source »

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