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...Pythonesque task of defining plants’ dignity was given, of course, to a twelve-person committee of scholars—the Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH). The committee rose to the occasion by producing a 22-page report entitled: “The dignity of living beings with regard to plants. Moral consideration of plants for their own sake,” which went on to win the 2008 Ig Nobel Peace prize earlier this month.As expected, the report’s findings range from the silly to the surreal. The committee concludes that individual plants...
Although residents said that they appreciated the changes, some questioned the practicality of Harvard’s refinements and suggested that planners incorporate the knowledge of those who actually live in the neighborhood when forming Harvard’s vision for the future of Allston...
...them altogether. His films are a testament to the mercurial atmosphere of French society, whose working class was emboldened by their socialist and communist sympathies to act against a quasi-fascist military government. In films like “Breathless” and “My Life To Live,” the protagonists are young, bored, and otherwise desensitized by a culture supersaturated with highly stylized images of luxury and glamour. Godard explores this self-referential obsession with American cinema and culture, while simultaneously parodying it—several of these protagonists meet with violent, seemingly absurd, ends.Today...
...live in a market economy and it’s all supply and demand, and we assume that if there is no demand for classical music it’s all going to go away,” Levin says. “But the idealism of these students suggests that it will not allow it to go away. And it shows how important figures like Dr. Y really are, because by channeling the energy and the idealism of these students he gives this activity a prestige, a relevance, a here and now, a charisma that ultimately legitimizes and galvanizes...
...together two plotlines to explore the concepts of memory and origin. Both shows are directed and performed by Harvard undergraduates, offering interesting companions to the “Hyacinth Macaw,” and unique demonstrations of the combination of professional and amateur theatre that HRDC embraces.Along with these live performances, HRDC is hosting nine other events covering all aspects of theater production, from songwriting with the composers and lyricists of “Legally Blonde: the Musical” to a workshop on Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre with Rodney Cottier, head of the drama school...