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...with a collaborative effort to generate “the Jewiest quote ever!” As the evening—by all accounts a resounding success, according to Hillel and Chabad event co-ordinators—drew to a close and Andrea Jonas ’08 and Joy Z. Chen ’08 (“not Jews, just aspiring”) conquered their fears and succumbed to the oblong allure of gefilte fish, Seth R. Flaxman ’08 delivered with aplomb the one liner heard more often than smart remarks involving nice Jewish girls?...
...attempting to get into their finals club of choice and instead, have a very different aim in mind. Combining both theater and community service, HSTP brings story theater to children in Boston area hospitals. The mission statement of HSTP is to “strive to bring joy to children residing in hospitals….through theatrical performance and interaction on a level that is age-appropriate.” Much like any other form of children’s entertainment, the group performs shows with seemingly simple themes—things like “Mixed-Up Fairy Tales?...
...alone. “If You’re Feeling Sinister” and several subsequent albums won the Scottish septet a legion of fans with catchy, precocious songs narrating the lives of misfits. This is, however, no dour affair, as frontman Stuart Murdoch’s lyrics seek joy in life’s absurdities and love’s awkwardness. The songs run the gamut from the light and poppy to the sweetly sad, consistently delivering pitch-perfect charm. While the band’s last release, 2003s “Dear Catastrophe Waitress,” stressed...
...Hill; 239 pages) before the fear hits that they've messed up their kids. Husband-and-wife authors Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry don't dismiss the role genes play in shaping us. But they focus on the ways parenting can set up a child for a lifetime of joy or misery. "Bad parenting" is a phrase they're not afraid to use, and to their minds it encompasses much more than blatant offenses like physical and sexual abuse. Did you place your child in care before he was ready? Do you praise her more often for what she does...
...Valentino Castellani, who shepherded through the city's successful bid during his eight-year stint as mayor, and is now head of Torino's Olympic Organizing Committee, wants those who associate la dolce vita only with Rome to learn "we're Italian too. We have that same passion and joy for life." Yet though city fathers want the Olympics to show off Torino, most Italians, even the Piemontesi, focus their athletic attention on a certain sport played on flat fields. "In Italy, if it isn't called soccer, it's hard to get a lot of people interested," says Roberto...