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...linear plot are mocked in a substantial third section subtitled “Expendable Chapters,” the literary equivalent of a DVD bonus disc. This segment features additional scenes, stream-of-consciousness monologues, an eclectic collection of quotations, a list of acknowledgements (including everyone from Jelly Roll Morton to Gilgamesh), and something called “Morelliana”—dense metaphysical excerpts from the Serpent Club’s favorite philosopher, Morelli, whose authorial pronouncements often make him a stand-in for Cortázar himself...
...which tested the patience of the audience to the extreme. “My hope at the symposium is to recapture something of the excitement of the premiere, by thinking about the context in which the Rite’s first audience experienced it,” Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music Thomas Forrest Kelly notes of “The Rite of Spring.” “The cultural context of Paris in 1913, the context of the Russian Ballet, the context of the ballet within the program of the evening…It was deliberately...
...nearly 30 years, Morton Lachman, 90, served as a key member of comedian Bob Hope's writing troupe. Afterward, he wrote for and produced television programs including the Academy Awards, the Grammys, The Red Skelton Hour and All in the Family, for which he won an Emmy...
...this year's applicant pool than last year's. But reflecting "the demands of financial aid," says Bates, they make up only 24% of the admitted pool this year, in contrast to 28% last year. "You've always been in an advantaged position to be rich and smart," says Morton Schapiro, a higher-education economist and the president of Williams College, which does not consider financial need in admissions. "Now you're at an even greater advantage." If so, then you can chalk up one more casualty of the financial crisis: diversity on campus...
...becoming the editor of the Harvard Law Review. But despite his stellar academic record, Obama has been much more reticent to fly his Harvard colors. “It seems very clear that Obama has not tried to identify himself with his collegiate background,” said Morton Keller, a professor emeritus of history at Brandeis University and author of the book “Making Harvard Modern.” Keller, who holds two Harvard degrees himself, said that for Obama, attending Harvard was probably not essential for his future success. “Insofar as Harvard represents...