Word: latters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...could be argued, with some measure of cogency, that these topics fall outside the periphery of Bok's subject and, moreover, that he has a right to address the latter without acknowledging the former because of his key role in education. Perhaps the annual report does not constitute the proper forum for Bok to reflect any extensive interaction with students or to address specific areas that concern members of the Harvard community. It is, after all, addressed to the "members of the Board of Overseers." But this does not excuse Bok, and the rest of the Harvard administration, for that...
Empty space, in fact, becomes one of the focal points for this strange succession of happenings, lending the voyage from scene to scene more excitement, more obvious purpose, than the scenes themselves. The latter do seem in fact to concern a a man named Woyzeck (the name rings repetitively through the various modes of address, a ghostly refrain), a soldier, who has been forced to eat nothing but peas for months in the interests of science. Who shaves his Captain's beard daily in return for disjointed grilling on philosophy and morals. Who kills a woman...
...worked because he magnified his own fear, shyness, or insecurity enough to catch reflections from his audiences' souls. Allen plays such as Don't Drink the Water and Play it Again Sam revolved around the Woody Allen Character. Allen even played the lead in the film version of the latter, and in other movies he consistently played himself or some version thereof...
THERE ARE BOWIE FANS and there are Bowie fans. The former enjoy listening to "Changes," and will occasionally drop a quarter in the juke-box to hear "suffragette City." The latter--the true fanatics--get a maniacal gleam in their eyes when the magic name is mentioned. They've memorized His concert slide sequences and all His songs. They "understand" the lyrics. They "enjoy" watching the famous eye-slicing scene. They produced Peoploids in Hunger City...
...believe it or not, it was a game for six innings. Starters Jeff Pokorny and Billy Doyle hooked up in a fine pitching duel, the latter--who is slated to pitch Saturday at Columbia--departing after his scheduled five innings with a 5-1 lead and a five hitter...