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...casting of two Black characters in the Leverett House production of Chicago offensive ("Chicago's Razzle-dazzle Fizzles," Nov. 9), the Crimson received several letters, all of which denounced the review. Some correspondents went so far as to denounce Pachter himself, claiming that his review betrays his own knee-jerk racism...

Author: By Kelly A.E. Mason, | Title: Repercussions in Cross-casting | 11/30/1990 | See Source »

Leifer talks "for better or worse, about my personal experiences. I have a new joke about going out to dinner. You know, you order a bottle of wine, and they give you the cork? I feel like a jerk, sitting there sniffing and going, 'Yep, that's cork.' I said that to a waiter and he laughed. I thought, Gee, maybe I should try that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business Sauce, Satire and Shtick | 11/8/1990 | See Source »

They should also be glad that the voice is Sneider's--an intellectual conservative whom I Know, through personal experience, can be expected to fairly evaluate each situation on its merits, evaluate each situation on its merits, rather than simply reacting in a knee-jerk manner. Harry James Willson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Praise for `Mark on the Right' | 11/7/1990 | See Source »

...words and phrases to make veiled ad hominem attacks on the president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Democrats, James M. Harmon '93. She writes that "famous Harvard-Radcliffe Democrats include the creator of non-ordered choice" and proceeds to castigate "one member" for calling gubernatorial candidate John R. Silber "a jerk." Both of these comments refer to Harmon, and Zaleskas knows...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Defense of the H-R Democrats | 11/1/1990 | See Source »

...calling Silber a "jerk"--it would be an understatement to say that Silber is often tactless and insulting. I respect everybody's right to a private opinion. But as a representative of the party, referring to the party's nominee in such a way is childish and irresponsible...

Author: By Kristine M. Zaleskas, | Title: It's My Party | 10/31/1990 | See Source »

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