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...might you ask, would a mature college student such as myself want to see an animated movie about a delusional dog? Do you mean to say that the promise of witnessing Miley Cyrus’s feature film debut isn’t enough? Admittedly, “Bolt” is no “Finding Nemo,” but its bevy of quirky characters, endearing sense of humor and one awesome hamster are enough to make it worthwhile—if only for the kid in you. Bolt (John Travolta) is an American white shepherd whose owner...
...across campus the night before The Game. Last night, the current crop of CEB members put its putative predecessors to shame by bringing Girl Talk to Harvard Yard. Tighter restrictions on room parties be damned—infusing thousands of Yalies and Harvard alums into the Square can only mean that tonight and tomorrow will be a circus...
...modern” African novel, though Achebe eschews the title. “Categorizations are difficult always,” he says. “If you say, ‘This is a modern African novel,’ then you tell us what you mean by ‘modern’ and ‘African.’” Achebe says that stories, regardless of categories, still must do the work of narratives.The novel, which examines the social and political implications of colonialism from an African perspective, has made quite an impact over...
...American casual (pronounced “a-meri-caji”), and “dento,” or traditional. They also said cow spots are big, and continued to nod their heads as I pressed them to confirm that cow spots (“You mean black spots on white? Like ‘moo’?”) are indeed fashionable in Japan. Maybe they were hinting at leather, but regardless, the Hakuoh High School girls made it clear that they thought American and Asian dress are different. Later that day, I attended a luncheon with...
...perhaps, to frighten his opponents into their senses, he painted a grim picture of what would happen if the SOFA weren't ratified. Iraq, he said, would have to ask the United Nations to renew the mandate that allows the U.S. military to occupy the country, and that would mean Iraq's security would remain in American hands...