Word: joshing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard broke in brand-new Princeton Stadium in grand fashion, as a Menick halfback pass that went for a 41-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner in a 23-22 contest. Sophomore Josh Wilske adjusted nicely to the ball in the air as he dragged a defender into the endzone...
...surprising, then, to see this play performed by Hillel Drama. In a daring move, director Josh Edelman '00 and producer Ari VanderWalde '00 set out to confront this "blatantly anti-semitic show" and strip it of all pretensions of heroism or resolution. Their production revolves around Shylock, played by Tim Foley '98. He is a tall, grave man whose dignity is slowly eroded by a festering hatred of the Christians who persecute his nation. He becomes a sort of tragic hero, bound to the stereotype of the Jewish usurer, who can only mourn the loss of his daughter by mourning...
Harvard jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of second inning when freshman third baseman Josh San Salvador drew a leadoff walk from Ken Henry...
After that addictive, mind-altering experience, I'm surprised to find Josh doubting that violent video games can have ill effects on children. While our daughters have so far shown little interest in the muscle-bound assassins that populate their dad's beloved Tekken 2 disc, several neighborhood boys play at our house and sit mesmerized by the game, kickboxing their way across the screen. Then they go outside to practice head slams...
...steady diet of violent video games made Josh behave badly? No. But he's much sweeter than the average boy. That's why I married him. All the same, I'm glad that Quake and Carmageddon weren't around when he was the age of my daughters' little friends...