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...below their waist, ever, ever, ever.” No matter how far away our lifestyle moves from the literature of our childhood, some sentimental tie remains. But “nothing below their waist” is no longer the central mantra of successful children’s lit, provoking a backlash in recent years. The 1996 winner of the Carnegie Medal, Britain’s equivalent of the Newbery Prize, was Melvin Burgess’ “Junk,” a novel about a group of heroin-addicted, anarchy-loving teenagers living on the streets. Apparently...
...metal mirror. Surrounded by swatches of a colorful robe, the bright, silvery-blue hue of the mirror is radiant. Rather than merely reflect the viewer—the mirror’s original purpose—the photograph offers a transcendent enchantment.This soft glow, as if the print were lit from behind, is common to the most persuasive of the photographs. These works carry the exhibition and instill a sense of mild but persistent wonderment.“Merchant’s family and young bride” (1923) is another captivating photograph. Four members of a Mongol family appear...
...track, is not particularly original. Just as the song recycles the lyrics of wildly successful tracks including “Snap Yo Fingers” and “Walk it Out,” the video is replete with the apparent prerequisites for any commercial rap video: darkly-lit shots of a club where beautiful women dance around the singer, with money raining down and Cristal in the cups...
Behind a closed door in the basement of Lowell House, two counselors sit in a homey living room. Brightly colored couches, a butterfly chair, and a wooden coffee table fill out the warmly lit space. Here, the women of RESPONSE welcome 25 to 35 students who call and drop in each semester when they need to tell someone their stories.In a corner, an old filing cabinet houses a 24-year history of sexual assault at Harvard. That history is made up of notes on each caller and drop-in’s story, all told anonymously.The student-run RESPONSE began...
...survivor Elie Wiesel that said, “The opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” After the reading, the group launched the coffin into the Charles River and then tried to burn pages from the majority opinion. After one student successfully lit a piece of paper on fire, Benshoof told him, “That’s the best thing you’ve done in law school.” Asked why she decided to protest today, Sydney B. Schaub, a third-year at the Law School, said...