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...more than simply tableaux vivants of emaciated women, undertaking a chilling but intriguing investigation of the mind at work behind the art. Thurman’s ability to conduct such investigations unifies her disparate topics. She groups her essays into seven parts whose subjects are loosely??but not always convincingly—connected. In her first part, after writing about a bulimic performance artist, a drug-addicted poet who committed suicide, and a self-proclaimed “orgiast,” she includes an essay on the art of making tofu. But “Night Kitchens?...
...immigrant experience, Asian Americans came to the U.S. as everything from job-seeking professionals to refugees fleeing oppressive regimes. A recent post to The Crimson’s blog, The Magenta, admitted that The Crimson’s editorial on Asian American admissions used the term “loosely?? to denote people of East Asian descent, completely disregarding entire subpopulations of the term “Asian American.” Sadly, this casual use is far from uncommon but does a serious disservice to populations such as underrepresented Southeast Asian Americans, who were found...
...such unpleasantness until next winter, let us pause and take a good look at what’s really going on here. All jokes about February being the shortest month aside, “Black History Month”—and I use the term very loosely??has a glaring problem that is in dire need of attention: Where are the women? Go ahead, say it. I know you want to. “But what about Rosa Parks?” Yes, we do indeed hear all about Rosa Parks when we learn about black...
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